The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected cervical spine disability warrants a 20 percent evaluation, and his headaches due to cervical spine disability warrant a 10 percent evaluation.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports a finding of mild to moderate symptoms in the cervical spine, including pain on movement and weakness. The veteran’s employment as a mail carrier exacerbated his symptoms, necessitating a transfer from that position.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative disk disease of the cervical spine, headaches due to cervical spine disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- July 6, 2000
- Citation
- 0017690
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