Neck / cervical spine Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected fibromyalgia, neck disability, and lower extremity radiculopathy require regular aid and attendance due to their effects on daily activities.

The Board dismissed the claim of service connection for a left index finger disability. The claims to reopen for service connection for left knee, heat-related, and right knee disabilities are granted. Service connection is denied for right knee, left knee, back, neck, and heat-related disabilities.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for back, neck, left hip, and right hip disabilities due to incomplete personnel records from his Army National Guard service. The VA will obtain these records and schedule the Veteran for examinations to determine if his current conditions are related to his military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations, treatment records review, and consideration of new evidence. The effective date for left hand neuropathy is established as October 30, 2013.

The Board has granted service connection for arthritis of the lumbar spine. The appeals for service connection for lumbar strain and degenerative changes of the cervical spine have been dismissed.

The Veteran's service-connected headaches are granted a 50% disability rating from September 25, 2015. The Veteran is also granted a TDIU effective from the date of his claim.

The Veteran's cervical spine disability is remanded for further examination. The ratings for his sciatic nerve radiculopathy and femoral nerve radiculopathy are also remanded due to conflicting VA examination reports.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction and tension headaches are granted as secondary to service-connected anxiety.,Remaining issues of service connection for lumbar, cervical, thoracic spine disorders, left-hand disorder, right-hand disorder, paresthesia of the upper extremities, and sciatic pain are remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's cervical spine disability, finding that her current symptoms are related to in-service neck injuries and resolving reasonable doubt in her favor.

The appeal for service connection of various disabilities, including a right lower extremity disability, has been dismissed as the Veteran's claim was granted in full. The remaining issues have been remanded for further review.

The Board has granted the Veteran's requests to reopen his claims for service connection for various shoulder, wrist, knee, and hamstring disabilities. The issues of rating in excess of 10 percent for left and right ankle arthritis have also been remanded.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for various conditions, including lumbar spine, migraine headache, left shoulder and neck, hiatal hernia without reflux also claimed as upper hernia, and lower hernia disabilities have been dismissed. The appeal of the glaucoma issue is remanded.

The Veteran's intervertebral disc syndrome with degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine was found to not meet criteria for a rating in excess of 20 percent, as it did not result in forward flexion limited to 15 degrees or ankylosis. The case is remanded for further development.

The reduction in disability rating from 10 percent to 0 percent for instability associated with right knee patellofemoral syndrome was improper and the 10 percent rating is restored effective October 12, 2016.,The reduction in disability rating from 20 percent to 0 percent for right upper extremity radiculopathy was improper and the 20 percent rating is restored effective October 12, 2016. The Veteran's appeal also includes an increased rating for cervical spine degenerative disc disease.,The reduction in disability rating from 10 percent to 0 percent for instability associated with right knee patellofemoral syndrome was improper and the 10 percent rating is restored effective October 12, 2016. The Veteran's appeal also includes an increased rating for cervical spine degenerative disc disease.,The reduction in disability rating from 10 percent to 0 percent for instability associated with right knee patellofemoral syndrome was improper and the 10 percent rating is restored effective October 12, 2016. The Veteran's appeal also includes an increased rating for cervical spine degenerative disc disease.

The Board denied service connection for cervical stenosis, degenerative disc disease, and facet disease because the evidence did not show a link between these conditions and the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board has granted service connection for cervical spine arthritis, lumbar spine arthritis, left knee arthritis, right knee arthritis, right hip arthritis, and left hip arthritis. The evidence is in equipoise regarding whether these conditions are related to military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, cervical spine disorder, and lumbar spine disorder due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, despite his reported symptoms and limitations.

The Board denied service connection for a neck disability, bilateral shoulder disability, and sciatica as the Veteran's current disabilities are not related to her military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various musculoskeletal and gastrointestinal conditions due to incomplete development.