The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for a neck disability. The RO must ensure that all notification and development action required by the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 is completed, including reviewing the claims file to ensure compliance with the new law.
The deciding factor: New evidence submitted subsequent to the February 1976 Board decision supports the veteran's contention that he has a current neck disability related to his service-connected coccyx injury and lumbosacral disability. The RO must also address the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for his increased evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine, Degenerative arthritis of the dorsal spine, Degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 13, 2001
- Citation
- 0122392
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an initial disability rating of 30 percent for degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine but denied a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
- Partly granted
The Veteran's cervical spine disability is granted a 30 percent rating, while the lumbar and lower extremity radiculopathy claims are denied. An earlier effective date for right lower extremity radiculopathy was granted, and TDIU based on single service-connected disability is remanded.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability, finding that the Veteran's current degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine is related to an in-service bicycle accident.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine to correct a duty to assist error.
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