Neck / cervical spine Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development regarding his claims of service connection for neck, back, and tinnitus disabilities, as well as increased ratings for his service-connected migraine headaches and bilateral knee disabilities.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to deficiencies in medical opinions and missing audiometry test results. The issues include sleep apnea, right knee strain, right hand condition, left hand condition, and cervical spine condition.

The Veteran's cervical spine, shoulder, hip, knee, and radicular conditions are related to her in-service injury. The Board finds the VA examiners' opinions inadequate as they did not consider the relevant STRs or lay evidence of record.,The Veteran contends that her current musculoskeletal pain and symptoms began in service and are also related to her service-connected lumbar spine condition.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development to obtain medical opinions regarding service connection and rating for the Veteran's lumbar strain and cervical spine degenerative arthritis.

Your cervical spine disability was denied service connection by the Board, and your appeal is dismissed.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for a cervical spine disability due to insufficient evidence regarding its onset during service. The case will be returned to VA for further examination and consideration.

The Board has granted service connection for lower back arthritis and degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine, finding that new evidence supports a link to military service. The Veteran's contentions regarding his in-service activities have been considered, along with medical opinions.

The Board has granted service connection for chronic lumbar spine disability, chronic cervical spine disability, chronic right knee disability, and IBS (presumptively related to Southwest Asia service). The claims are based on the presumption of exposure in the Gulf War setting.

The Veteran's thoracic outlet syndrome with intermittent bilateral upper extremity numbness is granted as service connected. The Veteran's cervical spine disability is remanded for further development.

The Board has granted service connection for cervical spine, lumbar spine, left knee, and left shoulder disabilities, as well as bilateral hip replacement. The Veteran's right upper extremity and lower extremity radiculopathies are also found to be related to his service-connected conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's cervical spine/neck disability, bilateral upper extremity radiculopathy (including as secondary to the now service-connected cervical spine disability), headaches disability (including as secondary to the now service-connected cervical spine disability), left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, left ankle disability, and left knee disability.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection due to the nature of these claims as freestanding and not related to the initial grant of service connection.

The Veteran's rating for migraine headaches was restored to 30 percent, and a 20 percent rating was granted for degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, left and right hip disabilities, and a cervical spine/neck disability are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions under the PACT Act.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for radiculopathy of the left lower extremity was dismissed. The Veteran is granted TDIU effective October 23, 2018, but no earlier.

The appeal of the claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for residual disability due to cervical spine surgery is dismissed as the issue has already been granted in full.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for the Veteran's cervical spine degenerative joint disease, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on forward flexion limited to 15 degrees or less.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete medical records and inadequate opinions regarding her claimed conditions. The Veteran is required to provide additional medical records, undergo VA examinations, and have their claims re-evaluated.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for cervical disability and OSA due to inadequate medical opinions regarding causation and aggravation by service-connected conditions. The case is returned for further development.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's lumbar spine, cervical spine, right knee, and bilateral foot disabilities prior to August 16, 2022. The claims are now considered resolved.