Neck / cervical spine Board decisions

The Veteran's service connection for cervical spine disability, bilateral upper extremity radiculopathy, and migraine headaches has been granted. The separate rating for hypertension was properly discontinued due to CUE in the January 2013 rating decision. An earlier effective date of April 13, 2016, is granted for service connection for renal failure with hypertension.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities due to inadequate nexus opinions.,Specifically, new medical opinions are needed on direct and secondary theories of entitlement.

The Board has remanded the claims for a right knee disability, back disability, and neck disability due to incomplete development. The claim for secondary service connection for a psychiatric disability is also being remanded.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and service connection have been dismissed due to his request for withdrawal of these claims.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings have been dismissed as the Veteran's authorized representative withdrew all issues on appeal in a July 2022 letter.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for cervical spine and low back conditions due to insufficient consideration of the Veteran's lay assertions regarding his carrying heavy rucksacks during service.

Your claims for service connection for a cervical spine disorder and a right knee disorder have been resolved in full. The RO has granted your claims, but the appeal is dismissed as there are no remaining issues to decide.

The Board has dismissed all service connection claims due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for left upper extremity cervical radiculopathy is being remanded due to the need for an addendum opinion on the etiology of his median nerve paralysis/carpal tunnel syndrome.

The Board has remanded the claims for a cervical spine disability and an inflammatory joint disease due to additional development being needed. The Veteran's service connection claim is denied as there is no persuasive evidence that his current conditions began during or are related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development and readjudication due to his failure to appear at a previously scheduled hearing, incomplete medical records, and other procedural issues.

The Board has dismissed the claims of service connection for a neck disability, entitlement to TDIU due to service-connected disabilities, and an increased rating for left knee meniscal tear. The claim for an earlier effective date for the left knee meniscal tear is also remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine on a direct basis. However, it denied restoration of the PTSD rating from 70 to 30 percent effective January 1, 2019.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, but further development is needed to determine the nature and etiology of his left knee disorder and cervical spine/neck disorder.

The Veteran's appeal for TDIU has been dismissed as the matter was specifically withdrawn by his attorney. The issues of TDIU have been dismissed for both time periods from July 3, 2008 to present and November 14, 2006 to July 2, 2008.

The Veteran's TDIU due solely to a service-connected TBI is granted as of March 25, 2013. SMC under 38 U.S.C. § 1134 is granted from March 27, 2015, to May 8, 2016.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for sleep apnea and cervical spine disability due to further development, including obtaining additional medical opinions.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, bilateral flat feet, bilateral heel spurs, low back disability, left knee disability, and neck disability. The claims are being remanded to allow for further examination and opinion.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left ankle, right ankle, left knee, right knee, right hip, left hip, thoracolumbar spine disorder (previously claimed as a spinal injury), and cervical spine disorder (previously claimed as a spinal injury).

The Veteran's claims for service connection for back and neck disabilities were denied because the submitted evidence did not provide a medical nexus between an in-service incident and their current diagnoses.