Neck / cervical spine Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a lumbar spine disability is granted. The appeal of the denial of PTSD service connection is dismissed. The Veteran's cervical spine disability claim is remanded.

The Board dismissed all appeals regarding effective dates and initial ratings for the Veteran's conditions, including cervical spine degenerative arthritis, PTSD, and right leg lengthening.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including shoulder, back, neck, and extremity radiculopathy, were denied. The effective dates of any subsequent grants of service connection are not earlier than October 24, 2006.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including a spine disability, left ankle disability, left shoulder condition, and left wrist disability, require additional development due to procedural errors in obtaining medical opinions regarding their etiology.

The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions, including hip disabilities and radiculopathies, have been granted with effective dates of November 12, 2020.,Claims for earlier effective dates were denied for prostate cancer, reduction of the penis with erectile dysfunction (as secondary to prostate cancer), asthma, bilateral hearing loss, bilateral knees, hypertension, stable angina, and CFS.

The appeal concerning the issues of cervical spondylosis, high blood pressure, thoracolumbar spine disability (low back pain), unspecified right leg condition, anxiety (depression/insomnia), hypothyroidism, residuals of heat stroke, left shoulder disability, and right shoulder condition is dismissed.

The Board has granted service connection for a cervical spine disability, left shoulder AC joint osteoarthritis, and right shoulder AC joint osteoarthritis. The disabilities are found to be related to the appellant's in-service duties as a cannon crew member.

The Board has denied service connection for neck and right shoulder disabilities, but has remanded the claims for a back disability and an acquired psychiatric disability.

The appeal for increased ratings and service connection claims have been dismissed. Service connection for tinnitus was granted in a previous decision, but the Veteran did not file an appeal within one year of that decision. The Board found no evidence of bilateral hearing loss or broken right rib disabilities at any time during the pendency of the claim.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for cervical spine degenerative changes, left shoulder degenerative changes, lumbar spine degenerative changes, and right shoulder osteoarthritis due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The Veteran was not afforded VA examinations for these conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for cervical spine and gastritis due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors. The VA will obtain additional opinions from an appropriate examiner to determine if these conditions are related to military service or caused by other service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's appeals for increased disability rating and service connection for various disorders have been withdrawn. The Board has granted service connection for a back disability (lumbar spine degenerative arthritis, spondylolisthesis, and vertebral fracture) due to in-service injuries.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete and inadequate VA examinations, as well as potential pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors. The claims will be reconsidered with additional evidence and a thorough review of all relevant records.

The Board has denied the Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for multiple conditions. The case is being remanded to provide the Veteran with notice of their right to a pre-decisional hearing.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current bilateral hearing loss disability as defined by VA regulation. The claims for left and right ankle disabilities, left and right knee disabilities, and cervical spine disability are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's cervical spine disability, including degenerative disc disease and degenerative joint disease, is found to be related to his active service.,His right upper extremity numbness and left upper extremity numbness are both determined to be secondary to his now service-connected cervical spine disability.

The Board has granted service connection for a right knee disability, a thoracolumbar spine disability, and a cervical spine disability.,Service connection is granted for the Veteran's right knee strain, chronic compression fracture of T5 vertebra, and lumbar degenerative joint disease (DJD).

The Board has granted service connection for cervical spondylosis but denied service connection for a heart disability.

The Board has granted service connection for a neck disability and bilateral upper extremity radiculopathy as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected neck disability.

The Board has granted service connection for a cervical spine disability, right upper extremity neuropathy, left upper extremity neuropathy, and degenerative arthritis of the right ankle as secondary to service-connected low back disabilities.,Service connection for hypertension was denied due to lack of chronic symptoms during active service and not related to service.