Neck / cervical spine Board decisions

The Veteran's cervical muscular strain is rated at a higher 30 percent rating from March 9, 2012 to September 6, 2017. The Board found that the Veteran had limited forward flexion of his cervical spine to 15 degrees due to pain.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for lumbar and cervical spine disabilities were denied. The lumbar strain was rated as 20% prior to September 5, 2019, and the cervical strains were both rated as 10%. These ratings are not higher.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for cervical spine and right shoulder disorders due to incomplete service treatment records. The VA will request additional records, review them, and provide an updated opinion on whether these conditions are related to service.

The Veteran's cervical spine disability was granted an initial 20% rating until September 28, 2020. From that date onwards, a higher rating is denied.,For the radiculopathy of the right upper extremity, a higher initial rating is denied from September 28, 2020 onwards.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including cervicogenic headaches, depression and/or anxiety, cervical spine disability, cervical radiculopathy of the right upper extremity, and sixth thoracic vertebrae associated with status post cervical fusion, likely preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has granted entitlement to TDIU.

The Board has granted service connection for cervical spine degenerative disc disease, bilateral upper extremity radiculopathy secondary to service-connected cervical spine DDD, and headaches.,Service connection is also granted for a temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorder.

The Veteran's neck and low back disabilities are granted as service-connected, with the Board finding that there is at least a 50% likelihood that these conditions were caused by his military service.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection of a cervical spine disability and granted it, finding that new evidence supports a link between his service-connected low back disability and his current cervical spine condition.

The Board has remanded the claims for Parkinson's disease, back disability, and cervical spine disability due to incomplete development related to exposure claims. The Veteran is also requested to provide information about his service-connected motor vehicle accident.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for low back and cervical spine disabilities have been remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the case due to a failure to comply with its January 2018 remand instructions regarding functional limitation testing for the Veteran's cervical spine disability. The Veteran is scheduled for a VA examination to evaluate her service-connected cervical spine disability and assess any additional functional limitations.

The Board has decided to remand several claims for further development due to the submission of additional evidence not previously reviewed by the AOJ. The Veteran's increased rating claim for left knee disability, service connection claims for eye disability, joint pain, neck disability, headaches, and prostate cancer are all being remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from obtaining or maintaining gainful employment prior to August 12, 2009.

The Veteran's low back disability is now rated at 40 percent, effective from the date of this decision.,The Veteran's right shoulder condition is now rated at 30 percent, effective from the date of this decision. The TDIU claim was denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's cervical spine disability is at least as likely as not aggravated by his service-connected left knee disability, and thus grants secondary service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's cervical spondylosis with right upper extremity paresthesias is rated at 20 percent prior to June 16, 2021. Ratings in excess of 20 percent are denied from that date forward. The Veteran's right arm radiculopathy and residuals of axillary hydradenitis suppurative are each rated at the initial level assigned.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for lumbar spine arthritis, cervical spine degenerative disc disease, and fibromyalgia due to a lack of a VA examination addressing any relationship between the claimed disabilities and active service.

The Board has granted service connection for depressive disorder, cervical muscle spasms, and lumbar myositis, minimal spondylosis as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral foot disability.,The evidence supports a finding that these conditions are related to his service-connected bilateral foot disability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of his claimed disabilities. The issues include bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, bilateral ankle disability, and right leg sciatica.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection or disability ratings have been dismissed as she has withdrawn her appeal in its entirety.