Neck / cervical spine Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for an addendum opinion regarding his claimed vertigo as secondary to his service-connected cervical spine disability. The current rating of 20 percent for his cervical spine disability remains unchanged.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, cervical spine disorder, lumbar spine disorder, headaches, and right ankle disorder are denied. The claim for service connection for a right ankle disorder is granted as new and material evidence has been received.

The Board has granted service connection for cervical spine degenerative disc disease (DDD) and left upper extremity radiculopathy, both secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right knee disability. The decision is based on the evidence showing that these conditions are caused by or aggravated by his service-connected right knee disability.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal at this time.

The Board has granted service connection for left knee degenerative joint disease and cervical spine degenerative arthritis, finding that these conditions had their onset in service.

The Board has dismissed the appeals regarding whether VA received new and material evidence to reopen claims for bilateral hip disorder and cervical disorder.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate information provided in a previous VA examination regarding pain on range of motion testing for cervical spine osteoarthritis. The Veteran's disability rating remains under appeal.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development, including obtaining missing service treatment records and verifying claimed stressors. The Veteran is also to be provided with a new examination for his psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's lumbar spine disorder and cervical spine disorder have been rated at 20 percent since October 28, 2015 and April 19, 2016 respectively. The Veteran has also received increased ratings for right lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy (from October 28, 2015 to August 12, 2020), left lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy (from October 28, 2015 to August 12, 2020), and low back surgical scars (since May 21, 2017). A TDIU has also been granted effective from October 28, 2015.,The Veteran's lumbar spine disorder and cervical spine disorder have not met the criteria for higher ratings under the applicable rating criteria.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's cervical strain with degenerative arthritis is not proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected intervertebral disc syndrome, and thus denied service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding his pulmonary disorder, hip/thigh disability, foot disability, and cervical spine disability.,Additional treatment records will be obtained and reviewed by a VA examiner to determine if the Veteran has any of these conditions that were incurred in or related to service.

The Board has granted service connection for right knee strain and spondylosis of the cervical spine, finding that these conditions are related to the Veteran's service-connected left knee disability and active service, respectively.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need to correct pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors and obtain additional medical opinions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to April 3, 2013 for a TDIU due to the implicit denial of her TDIU claim in the June 2009 SOC and the finality of that decision.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding service connection for cervical strain, bilateral knee disabilities, and migraines before the Board could make a decision.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the severity and onset of his service-connected cervical spine disability, including intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS).

The Board has granted service connection for cervical spine injury residuals including degenerative disc disease and intervertebral disc syndrome, as well as left shoulder neurological disability, both of which are determined to have originated during active service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and separate compensable ratings for knee disabilities were denied. The cervical spine disability was not rated higher than 10 percent, the thoracolumbar spine disability was not rated higher than 20 percent, and both knee disabilities received separate compensable ratings.

The Veteran's claims for various disabilities have been dismissed due to his death.

The Board has granted service connection for a cervical spine disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD and MDD) based on the evidence showing these conditions had their onset in service.