The Board has determined that the veteran's cervical spine arthritis warrants a rating of 30 percent, effective from the date of claim or April 16, 1997.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations and outpatient records consistently documented severe limitation of motion in the cervical spine with mild radiculopathy, which supported the current 30 percent evaluation for traumatic arthritis of the cervical spine.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- May 10, 2000
- Citation
- 0012431
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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