The Board has determined that the veteran's lumbosacral strain disability warrants an increased rating to 20 percent, effective April 27, 2000. The cervical spine disability is not service connected.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no direct link between the veteran's current neck disability and his active military service or service-connected lumbosacral strain.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical Spine Disability, Lumbosacral Strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- November 6, 2001
- Citation
- 0125954
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, except for a 20 percent rating for lumbosacral strain.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
The Board granted an increased evaluation of 70 percent for the service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but remanded other issues for further development.
- Denied
The Board denied increased ratings for posttraumatic stress disorder with substance abuse and a rating in excess of 10 percent for lumbosacral strain.
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