Neck / cervical spine Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render her unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment, and the Board denies a TDIU.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented her from being gainfully employed since January 28, 2010.

The Board denied service connection for left shoulder, right shoulder, and nausea disabilities due to lack of current diagnoses and no evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's cervical spine disorder is not related to his service or service-connected PTSD, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for degenerative arthritis and degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine due to additional development being needed.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of cervical condition, syncope, and systemic lupus erythematous with rhabdomyolysis due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including unspecified depressive disorder, atypical headaches with features of migraines, chronic lumbar strain with degenerative disc disease, and other conditions, have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted his claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's cervical spine disability is rated at 30 percent, and he is granted service connection for headaches as an objective neurologic abnormality associated with his cervical spine disability. The issue of TDIU is referred to the AOJ.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection due to additional development being necessary.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for GERD, lumbar spine disability, cervical spine disability, and right shoulder disability have been denied. The VA has determined that the current symptoms do not warrant a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic codes.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various hand, wrist, shoulder, and spine disorders have been denied as there is no evidence of in-service incurrence or a nexus to service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings of his lumbar and cervical spine disabilities were remanded due to lack of evidence showing the required limitations in range of motion or ankylosis.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to non-compliance with previous remand directives and a need for further development, including obtaining updated VA records and an addendum opinion from the March 2020 examiner regarding the etiology of the Veteran's cervical spine disability.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the Veteran's claims regarding his cervical spine, lumbar strain, upper and lower extremity neuropathy, and skin disabilities. The claims are being remanded to obtain updated findings from VA examinations.

The Board denied service connection for a cervical spine disorder and a left hand disorder, finding that the current conditions are not related to service.

The Veteran's initial claim for increased ratings was denied. The Board upheld the denial of higher initial ratings for various disabilities, including arthritis and sarcoid arthropathy.

The Veteran's cervical spine degenerative disc disease with IVDS is rated at 10 percent from August 4, 2010 and 30 percent from March 27, 2019. The Board finds that a higher evaluation is not warranted for the period prior to March 27, 2019. For the period after March 27, 2019, a higher evaluation of 40 percent or more is not warranted due to lack of unfavorable ankylosis.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for cervical and lumbosacral spine disabilities are being remanded due to inadequate examinations conducted in October 2019. The new examinations must comply with the Board's previous directives regarding range of motion during flare-ups or repetitive use.

The Board has denied service connection for lumbar and cervical spine disabilities, finding that the Veteran's conditions did not have their onset in service or are otherwise causally related to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for a cervical spine disability, finding that the Veteran's current condition did not onset in service or within one year of his separation from service and is not causally related to his service.