Neck / cervical spine Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were remanded due to duty-to-assist errors. The right eye disability claim is pending, while the other issues are on hold until further examination can be conducted.

The Board denied an effective date prior to March 22, 2020, for the award of service connection for a neck disability due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection of a cervical spine disorder before the decision was made.

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The Board has remanded several service connection claims due to insufficient evidence and the need for additional development. The Veteran's claims include left shoulder, cervical spine, ankle, knee, foot, thigh, and back conditions related to her military service.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's lumbar spine disability and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, but has remanded his claim for cervical spine disability due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The Veteran was granted a rating of 30 percent for chronic cystitis, traumatic arthritis of the cervical spine, and bilateral hearing loss since November 18, 2019.

The Board has granted service connection for left elbow, right elbow, cervical spine, left wrist, right wrist, left knee, left ankle, and right ankle conditions all of which are related to in-service injuries.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development to obtain VA treatment records from before March 9, 2004.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and higher ratings are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and providing a clinical opinion regarding the etiology of his disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection on a secondary basis for pulmonary embolism and its residuals, left upper extremity radiculopathy, right upper extremity radiculopathy, and cervical spine disorder. The Veteran's conditions are all related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II.

The Veteran's lumbar spine degenerative disc disease with thoracic spine strain is denied an increased rating in excess of 40 percent.,For the period prior to March 17, 2023, the Veteran's cervical spine disability is denied an increased rating in excess of 20 percent. The right lower extremity radiculopathy is granted a 40 percent rating.

The Board has granted the Veteran's application to reopen his claim of entitlement to service connection for a back disability. The issues of service connection for neck, upper back, and/or shoulders disabilities; low back disability; right lower extremity radiculopathy secondary to a low back disability; and left lower extremity radiculopathy secondary to a low back disability are remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient efforts in obtaining private medical records from specific hospitals. The Veteran is asked to provide names and addresses of any healthcare providers who have treated him for his cervical spine disability, including those at Savannah HealthSouth, Amedisys Home Health Hinesville, and Rehabilitation Hospital of Savannah.

The Board has dismissed the issue of entitlement to a rating in excess of 20 percent for service-connected neck disability, from January 11, 2006. The remaining issues have been remanded and will be addressed again.

The Veteran's service-connected cervical spine compression fracture residuals, left upper extremity radiculopathy, low back strain, and left flank/hip disabilities are remanded for further development due to the need for new examinations to assess their current severity.

The Board has remanded the claims for increase due to new evidence received, and also requested additional records from VA and non-VA sources.

The Veteran's appeal for earlier effective dates for increased ratings of his service-connected cervical spine and right upper extremity radiculopathy disabilities is dismissed.,The Veteran's claim for basic eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35 is granted with an effective date of July 8, 2019.

The appeal of the cervical spine disability claim is dismissed. The Veteran's TDIU claim for prior to May 7, 2017, is granted.

The Board has dismissed the appeal for service connection and rating for degenerative disc C3-C4, C5-C6 with cervical radiculopathy due to the Veteran's withdrawal of the appeal.