Neck / cervical spine — all decisions

The Board granted service connection for recurrent cervical spine injury residuals including strain residuals, finding that the disability originated during active service.

The Board remands the matters of entitlement to service connection for a neck disability, right knee disability, and left knee disability for additional development.

The Board granted service connection for GERD, pain of the cervical and cervicothoracic regions, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), but denied a compensable disability rating for right ear hearing loss, service connection for left ear hearing loss, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and a traumatic brain injury (TBI).

The Board granted initial 10 percent ratings for cervical strain, left knee strain, right knee strain, left ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain, and right hand tendinosis. The claims for left foot hallux valgus and right foot hallux valgus were denied.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a cervical spine disorder, neurological disorders, and gynecological disorders to obtain medical examinations and opinions due to pre-decisional errors in satisfying duties under 38 U.S.C. § 5103A(d), 1117, and 1168.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine, spinal stenosis, and bilateral upper extremity radiculopathy to obtain a more adequate medical opinion.

The Board denied service connection for a left hip disability and a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss. The claims for service connection for cervical spine, right upper extremity radicular, and right hip disabilities were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include GAD and depressive disorder, as well as a cervical spine disability, right wrist pain, and left wrist pain. However, the claims for lumbar spine pain were denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a neck disability and low back disability, as there was no evidence of an in-service injury or disease that caused these conditions.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and a neck disability, but denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for pes planus. The PTSD, major depression, and headaches claims were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for left cervical radiculopathy, bilateral hearing loss, and a compensable rating for Hashimoto thyroiditis. The Veteran's asthma, non-allergic rhinitis, and right shoulder scars were rated as initially granted or denied based on the evidence of record.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to increased ratings for neck and low back disabilities due to insufficient information in previous examinations.

The Board granted service connection for a cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, chronic sinusitis, chronic headaches (secondary to chronic sinusitis), and an acquired psychiatric disability (PTSD and insomnia disorder). The claim for an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied.

The Board dismissed all claims for service connection and denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board granted service connection for a temporomandibular joint disorder, sleep disorder (claimed as obstructive sleep apnea), lumbar spine strain, and cervical spine degenerative arthritis, all secondary to the Veteran's service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder. The claim for traumatic brain injury was denied.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for cervical spine spondylosis, lumbosacral degenerative disc disease, left knee/leg disability, and right knee/leg disability to obtain a VA examination.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for cervical spine disability, to include as secondary to lumbar spine and right ankle disabilities, for an adequate VA medical opinion addressing whether the Veteran's claimed neck condition was proximately caused or aggravated by his service-connected conditions.

The Board granted service connection for cervicalgia and headaches as secondary to the Veteran's now-service-connected cervicalgia.

The Board denied increased ratings for cervical strain, degenerative arthritis and disc disease with spondylosis, right and left knee osteoarthritis, and right upper and lower extremity radiculopathy but granted separate 10 percent ratings for right and left knee instability and a 40 percent rating for right upper extremity radiculopathy. The Board also remanded the claim for entitlement to TDIU.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's lumbosacral musculoligamentous strain, radiculopathy of both lower extremities, right ankle sprain, and allergic rhinitis. Service connection was granted for eczema (claimed as dermatitis) but denied for sinusitis, cirrhosis of the liver, cervical strain, left shoulder strain, right shoulder strain, and left ankle strain.