The veteran does not have additional cervical spine disability, nor was there any increase in severity of the pre-existing cervical spine disability, as a result of VA treatment in 1988.
The deciding factor: VA medical records show that the veteran's cervical spine condition was due to his prior injury and subsequent degenerative changes, not related to the 1988 VA outpatient treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- additional cervical spine disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 2, 2005
- Citation
- 0514994
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran was denied compensation under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for additional cervical spine disability and headaches / constant head pain and numbness / tingling of the right forearm, hand, and fingers as a result of VA right shoulder surgery performed on July 16, 2010.,The Veteran's additional disabilities were not caused by or aggravated by the July 16, 2010 VA right shoulder surgery. The disabilities were due to degenerative changes in the cervical spine and other factors.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 and his increased rating claim are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA medical records from North Chicago VAMC.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The veteran is seeking compensation under the 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for additional cervical spine disability, which he contends resulted from VA medical treatment provided in June through August 2002. The case has been remanded to obtain a VA examination and opinion regarding whether there was any additional disability resulting from VA carelessness or negligence.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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