The Board finds that the veteran's degenerative joint disease and herniated nucleus pulposus at C6-7, requiring post-service anterior cervical diskectomy, were incurred in service. A temporary total evaluation based on a need for convalescence following surgery is also granted.
The deciding factor: The Board concluded that giving the benefit of doubt to the veteran's claim, her cervical spine condition was incurred during active military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative joint disease, Herniated nucleus pulposus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- December 17, 2001
- Citation
- 0127382
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- Denied
The appeal for a rating in excess of 10 percent for degenerative disc disease and degenerative joint disease, and spinal fusion of the lumbar spine was denied as the Veteran failed to attend a necessary VA examination without good cause shown.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection of degenerative joint disease and degenerative disc disease of the thoracolumbar spine, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review this issue.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for an increased rating and TDIU are remanded due to the need for a VA examination.
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