The Board has granted a compensable rating of 20 percent for the veteran's chronic cervical strain, effective April 1, 1999.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations and medical evidence demonstrated that the veteran's cervical spine disability resulted in moderate limitation of motion, warranting a 20 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Code 5290.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic cervical strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- May 16, 2001
- Citation
- 0113756
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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