Neck / cervical spine Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining a VA medical opinion on whether the Veteran's back disability is secondary to his service-connected pes planus and whether his current thoracolumbar spine disability began during active service or is related to his period of active service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his cervical and lumbar spine conditions are being remanded due to unclear examiner responses regarding range of motion, potential ankylosis, and the discontinuation of intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS).

The Board dismissed the appeal because the RO had already granted service connection for a right hand disability, which was diagnosed as carpal tunnel syndrome.

The Board has granted service connection for cervical strain and right foot bone spur. Service connection is remanded for fibromyalgia.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for left lower extremity radiculopathy and increased ratings for cervical spine disability and migraine headaches are granted. The Veteran is also remanded for further development regarding his cervical spine disability rating, effective date claim, and migraine headaches.

The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings in excess of 50 percent for a psychiatric disability, 10 percent for neck disability, and 10 percent for back disability has been dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of the appeal.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and evaluation of various disabilities, including back disability, pes planus, thoracolumbar spine disability, cervical spine disability, left upper and lower extremity disabilities (including peripheral neuropathy), and lichen simplex chronicus. The Veteran's testimony and medical records indicate that these conditions may be related to his military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various ankle, hip, and knee conditions are being remanded due to insufficient medical opinions addressing the direct and secondary service connection bases.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for a lumbosacral strain are also being remanded.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for chronic diverticulitis, lumbar spine disability, and cervical spine disability was dismissed.,The Veteran's claim for PTSD with generalized anxiety disorder was granted.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's cervical spine, thoracolumbar spine, and left knee disabilities. The conditions are presumed to have been incurred during active service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a neck disability, finding that there is no evidence of in-service injury or disease and no continuity of symptoms since service. The March 2019 VA examination provided a negative nexus opinion.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for lumbar spine, cervical spine, and sleep apnea disabilities due to incomplete STRs and outstanding treatment records. The Veteran will be provided an opportunity to submit additional evidence or argument at the RO level.

The Board has granted service connection for cervical spine degenerative disc disease and remanded the claims for diabetes mellitus, type II, a left shoulder disability, and a higher rating for lumbar strain.

The Veteran was granted a TDIU on an extraschedular basis for the period prior to December 9, 2013 due to his service-connected disabilities preventing him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's PTSD had a factually ascertainable increase in disability as of December 30, 2015. The Board granted a 100 percent rating for PTSD effective from that date. Service connection was denied for a cervical spine/neck disorder and remanded for further examination and opinion regarding migraine headaches, herpes simplex virus, obstructive sleep apnea, and TDIU.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for migraine headaches, lumbar spine disability, back scar, and cervical spine disability prior to October 23, 2018. The case is remanded for further development.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's cervical spine disability, including degenerative disc disease, is related to his service-connected lumbar spine disability and remanded for further development.

Service connection is granted for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.,The Veteran's current low back condition, neck condition, right shoulder condition, and gastrointestinal disorder are all remanded for further evaluation.

The Veteran's cervical spine, right and left upper extremity radiculopathy, lumbar spine arthritis, bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, and left hip disability have been granted increased ratings.

The Veteran was granted a TDIU prior to March 3, 2018. The Board has also remanded the issue of entitlement to a TDIU from March 3, 2018 for referral to VA's Director of Compensation Service for extraschedular consideration.