The Board has determined that the veteran's cervical spine arthritis and bilateral shoulder arthritis are related, with the latter aggravating the former. The April 1997 rating decision for arthritis of the shoulders was not clearly and unmistakably erroneous.
The deciding factor: Medical evidence shows a relationship between the veteran's cervical spine arthritis and his service-connected arthritis of the shoulders, which aggravates each other.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine arthritis, arthritis of the shoulders
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- July 27, 2000
- Citation
- 0019692
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