The Board has granted a 30 percent evaluation for the veteran's arthritis of the cervical spine effective February 29, 2000.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the veteran had severe limited motion and impairment with pain on and after February 29, 2000.
- Claimed conditions
- Lumbar Disc Disease at L4-S1, Arthritis of Cervical Spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- February 2, 2001
- Citation
- 0103343
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