Neck / cervical spine Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral pes planus and cervical spine disability due to conflicting medical evidence regarding their onset during service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's cervical spine disability and its relationship to service, service-connected bilateral shoulder disability, or any other relevant factors. The Veteran will need to provide additional evidence from private providers and a VA opinion is needed to clarify the nature and etiology of his cervical spine disability.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left shoulder, right hand, back, neck, and residuals of a fractured left eye socket with bone graft disabilities as they are not shown to be related to his active duty service.

The Board has remanded the claims for cervical spine, right knee, radiculopathy, and bilateral lower extremity neuropathy disabilities due to inadequate examination opinions. The Veteran's service-connected low back disability is alleged as a potential cause.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions and new evidence, requiring a new VA examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's cervical spine condition.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for left shoulder, cervical spine, and respiratory disabilities due to insufficient information regarding their onset and continuity with active duty service.

The Veteran's asthma was granted service connection as it is presumed related to her in-service exposure to fine particulate matter during the Persian Gulf War.,Service connection for left arm/shoulder disability and bilateral hearing loss were denied due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board has found that the VA examinations are inadequate and additional development is needed to determine the current severity of the Veteran's cervical spine arthritis, right ankle arthritis, and left ankle arthritis with prosthesis.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for recurrent cervical spine and lumbar spine disabilities due to insufficient evidence in the record.

The Veteran's petition to reopen claims for hepatitis C, bilateral knee disability, and back disability were granted. The claim for hypertension was denied.

The Veteran was granted SMC at the housebound rate effective December 10, 2010 due to service-connected major depression.,SMC for loss of use of both feet was granted effective December 3, 2015.

The Board has denied service connection for lumbar spine degenerative joint and disc disease, tinnitus, left hip tenosynovitis, right hip tenosynovitis, and cervical spondylosis.,Service connection was not granted for the Veteran's claimed conditions due to lack of evidence showing a direct relationship between his current disabilities and service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and cervical spine disability as secondary to a service-connected condition have been denied. The Board found that there is no evidence of current disabilities or in-service events that would support these claims.,Specifically, the VA examiner indicated that the Veteran did not have a current diagnosis of bilateral hearing loss for VA purposes, tinnitus due to an in-service disease, injury, or event, and cervical spine disability as secondary to his service-connected left clavicle fracture. The Board found that the Veteran's claims were denied based on lack of evidence supporting these conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional development and examination.,New evidence has reopened the previously denied claims of service connection for neck disability and right knee disability.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including right sciatic radicular pain, right hip condition, right knee condition, cervical spine condition, lumbar spine condition, left hip condition, and left knee condition. The claims are being remanded to allow for further examination and consideration.

The Veteran's cervical spine disorder is granted as service connected. The claims for PTSD and neurological disorders are remanded.

The Board has determined that there is not sufficient evidence to establish service connection for a neck disability, including as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability.

The Veteran's service-connected low back and neck disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation since at least April 19, 2012.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development.,The Veteran is seeking an increase in his rating for degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine, which may impact his radiculopathy of the right lower extremity.

The Board has remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for dizziness, which is claimed as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected cervical spine disability. The matter will be returned to the RO for further action.