The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations and service connection, finding that his conditions did not warrant higher ratings or service connection based on a broken neck. The effective date of service connection was set at November 13, 1995.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support an increase in evaluation beyond 30 percent for the cervical spine sprain and there was no clear and unmistakable error in denying service connection for the broken neck.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical spine sprain, Laceration of the right wrist and third and fourth fingers
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 20, 2001
- Citation
- 0105047
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for the service-connected cervical spine sprain, finding that the Veteran's symptoms did not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher rating.
- Denied
The Veteran's cervical spine disability, including sprain, degenerative disc disease, and intervertebral disc syndrome, is rated at 20 percent from February 25, 2020. Separate ratings of 20 percent are granted for left and right upper extremity radiculopathy associated with the cervical spine disability, both effective February 17, 2022.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's neck disability warrants a rating of 20 percent effective September 22, 2012.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations were denied. The Board found that the current disability ratings assigned are appropriate.
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