Neck / cervical spine Board decisions

The Veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities from July 19, 2006 to November 26, 2007. The criteria for TDIU were met as the Veteran's service-connected conditions prevented him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and need for additional examinations. The issues of seizure disability, acquired psychiatric disorder (likely PTSD), and upper back disability are all being remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including bilateral hearing loss and back disability, have been remanded due to the need for additional evidence. The appeals are not granted in full.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, but the Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine if his lumbar spine, cervical spine, knee, shoulder, and ankle disabilities are related to service.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to inconsistencies in how the Veteran's cervical strain and back conditions are described, as well as potential secondary service connection claims.

The Veteran's cervical spine disability, left and right upper extremity radiculopathy, and back disability are all granted. The Veteran is also remanded for additional examinations to address his headaches, major depressive disorder, and right knee contusion.

The Board has granted service connection for a cervical spine disability, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to his military service.,Service connection was remanded for monomelic amyotrophy and myelopathy. The VA examiner provided negative opinions regarding both conditions.

The Veteran's cervical, lumbar, and left shoulder disorders were not related to service. The Board found that the conditions did not begin in service or within one year after service, there was no continuity of symptomatology, and the conditions are otherwise not related to service.,The Veteran's skin disorder is remanded for a VA examination to determine if it preexisted service and was aggravated by service.

The Veteran's right wrist and right elbow disabilities are found to be related to service. The neck and back disabilities, as well as the right hip disability (secondary to a back disability), are remanded for further development.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim to reopen her service connection claims for cervical spine and bilateral shoulder disabilities, effective July 14, 2015. The rating assigned is a 20% evaluation.

The Veteran's service connection claims for degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, cervical spine, bilateral feet, and ankles have been granted.,Service connection has also been established for major depressive disorder.

The Veteran's TDIU was granted effective May 30, 2017, based on his service-connected PTSD and other disabilities. The Board found the earliest date it was factually ascertainable that he was unemployable due to these conditions was March 1, 2017.

The Board has dismissed all issues of entitlement to increased ratings for various conditions as the Veteran passed away before a final decision could be made.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including lumbar spine disability, left and right lower extremity frostbite residuals, acquired psychiatric disability (PTSD), prostate cancer, cervical spine disability, left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, left elbow disability, right elbow disability, left wrist disability, right wrist disability, and gastrointestinal disabilities. The claims were denied due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has remanded the case due to non-compliance with previous remand directives and inextricability of issues. The TDIU claim is being deferred until all other pending claims are adjudicated.

The Veteran's appeals for higher evaluations of PTSD, service connection for a cervical spine disorder, and TDIU prior to September 4, 2018 have been dismissed due to the untimely filing of his VA Form 9.

The Veteran's degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine is granted a 30 percent rating, but no greater. The Veteran's radiculopathy issues are remanded for further evaluation.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient development and lack of substantial compliance with previous remand directives. The Veteran's neck disability is being reviewed for service connection.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for left thumb and cervical spine conditions due to inadequate VA examination reports. The Veteran is required to provide evidence of in-service motor vehicle accidents, which may affect his claims.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a cervical spine disability and hypertension, as secondary to his service-connected conditions. The issues are being returned for further development.