The Board has granted an increased rating of 40 percent for the veteran's service-connected postoperative residuals, fracture, fusion, cervical spine. The scar at the bone donor site on the left hip remains rated at 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The VA examination and medical records supported the current ratings based on the severity of the veteran's spinal condition and the tenderness of the bone donor site.
- Claimed conditions
- postoperative residuals, fracture, fusion, cervical spine, scar, bone donor site
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- May 29, 2001
- Citation
- 0114898
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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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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including cervical spine, chronic fatigue, and various nerve damages, as the evidence did not support a finding of a current disability related to in-service events.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, considering that his service-connected orthopedic disabilities and major depressive disorder contributed substantially to his death.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for initial increased ratings for thoracolumbar spine arthritis, cervical spine arthritis, bilateral lower extremity femoral radiculopathy, and a scar.
- Granted
The Board granted a 10 percent disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected cervical spine, finding that there was functional loss due to pain causing additional disability beyond that reflected on range of motion measurements.
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