Neck / cervical spine Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims for further development due to missing VA examinations and potential need for additional medical opinions regarding toxic exposure.

The Board has remanded several issues, including the request to reopen service connection for a neck disability and increased evaluations for back disability and radiculopathy. The case will be returned to the Board after compliance with appellate procedures.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, and his bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are now considered. The Board has also remanded several other issues due to the need for further development.

The Veteran's cervical spine disabilities are found to have onset during service and are related thereto, granting service connection.

The Veteran withdrew their appeals regarding the service connection for lower back disability, left shoulder disability, cervical spine disability, and a compensable rating for hemorrhoids.

The Board has determined that the VA medical opinions did not adequately address the Veteran's assertions regarding his military service causing his current neck and back disorders. Therefore, the claims are being remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the appeals of increased ratings for right knee, lumbar spine, and right femoral neck disabilities due to outstanding medical records.

The Board has remanded the cases due to a procedural error in sending notice of the February 2014 rating decision.

The Board has remanded the claims for additional development due to inconsistencies in the Veteran's reported range of motion and previous examination findings.

The Board has found that additional development is needed to determine if any of the Veteran's VA records were erroneously associated with another Veteran's claims file. The Board also finds that a new VA opinion is required to address the likely onset and etiology of the Veteran's diagnosed insomnia, as well as whether it is at least as likely as not related to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate opinions regarding the Veteran's cervical spine disability, and further development is needed.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for several issues, including initial compensable rating for atopic dermatitis and service connection for PTSD, unspecified depressive disorder and moderate alcohol use disorder, sleep disturbances, chronic headaches, keratitis/corneal ulcer, chronic bronchitis, sinusitis, enlarged cervical right side submandibular lymph node, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and muscle and joint pain (unspecified).

The Veteran's left upper extremity radiculopathy, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and left lower extremity radiculopathy have been granted service connection as secondary to their respective service-connected back disability.,From March 25, 2019, the Veteran's back disability has been granted an increased rating of 40 percent.

The appeal for service connection of a cervical condition is dismissed.,Service connection granted for left and right ankle conditions, with the Board finding that these conditions are at least as likely as not related to in-service complaints and treatment.

The Veteran withdrew his claim for service connection of a cervical spine strain, and the appeal is dismissed.

The Board has granted service connection for lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease, degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine with DDD and cervical spondylosis, and left shoulder strain with impingement syndrome.

Service connection is granted for thrombosis of the left axillary and subclavian vein. The Board also finds that service connection is warranted for degenerative joint disease of the right ankle, left ankle, left shoulder, right shoulder, epicondylitis of the left elbow, epicondylitis of the right elbow, degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine, and degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine. Service connection was not granted for peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, left lower extremity, right upper extremity, or left upper extremity.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left knee conditions and cervical spine condition due to inadequate medical opinions and missing VA treatment records.

The Board has granted service connection for lumbar spine DISH, lumbar spondylosis, facet arthropathy, and cervical hyperostosis on a presumptive basis due to in-service injuries during military training duties in Alaska. Service connection for cervical hyperostosis was also granted.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for the issues of cervical spine disability, chronic stress fractures of sacrum, left upper extremity neuropathy, right upper extremity neuropathy, left lower extremity neuropathy, and right lower extremity neuropathy.