Neck / cervical spine — all decisions

The Board granted service connection for cervical strain with degenerative arthritis, finding that the current disability was due to an in-service motorcycle accident.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left hip, right hip, and cervical strain (claimed as neck disability) to obtain additional medical opinions regarding aggravation by service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for a cervical spine disability, left shoulder disability, and right shoulder disability based on the evidence showing that these conditions began during active service or are otherwise related to an in-service training incident.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder, a neck disability, and a dental disability for compensation purposes.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for increased ratings and service connection, finding no persuasive evidence that the criteria for increased evaluations were met prior to the respective claim or examination dates.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation based on the need of regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities, which include rheumatoid arthritis affecting multiple joints and other conditions.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for increased evaluations of the Veteran's tension headaches, cervical strain, thoracolumbar strain, and radiculopathies based on factually ascertainable worsening within one year prior to the claims.

The Board granted a 70 percent initial evaluation for the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorder and TDIU, but remanded claims for service connection for diabetes, lumbar condition, cervical condition, lung condition, and left and right lower extremity neuropathy.

The Board dismissed the claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of right upper extremity cervical radiculopathy and granted a 30 percent rating for the cervical spine disability beginning December 18, 2020.

The appeal regarding CUE in the June 2014 rating decision to deny service connection for cervical and thoracic spine disabilities was dismissed due to an improper concurrent election of review.

The Board granted service connection for cervical strain with degenerative arthritis and IVDS, radiculopathy of the left and right upper extremities, but denied service connection for left knee strain with shin splints, thoracolumbar strain with IVDS, left shoulder disability to include shoulder strain with impingement syndrome and rotator cuff tendonitis, right shoulder disability to include shoulder strain with impingement syndrome and rotator cuff tendonitis with calcific tendinitis, and tinnitus.

The Board granted a 50 percent rating for headaches, resolving all doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a neck disability, finding that the evidence did not support a link between the Veteran's current condition and his active duty service.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal, and all issues on appeal have been dismissed.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded claims for service connection for a cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, and left bicep tendon rupture disability.

The Board granted service connection for a cervical disability, including HPV with high grade squamous intraepithelial lesion, and denied an increased rating for PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral flat feet and cervical spine arthritis, as there was no evidence of a current disability or in-service injury/illness. The claim for headaches and anxiety were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for cervical strain, left-hand disability to include numbness, right-hand disability to include numbness, left shoulder pain, right shoulder strain, and hypertension. The claim for a left ankle injury condition was denied.

The Board granted service connection for right and left lower extremity sciatica as secondary to a lumbar spine disability, but denied earlier effective dates for increased ratings of major depressive disorder and cervical spine condition.

The Board granted service connection for a cervical spine disability, finding that the evidence is in approximate balance as to whether it was incurred during a period of active duty for training.