The veteran's claims for increased ratings for his cervical and thoracic spine conditions, as well as his bilateral shoulder disorders, were granted with a 10 percent rating assigned for each condition.
The deciding factor: The VA determined that the veteran's degenerative arthritis of the cervical and thoracic spines warranted a 10 percent evaluation based on limitation of motion. For both shoulders, the evaluations remained at 10 percent as there was no evidence of more than slight or limited motion.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine, degenerative arthritis of the thoracic spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 15, 2002
- Citation
- 0204592
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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.
What you can do next
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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a back disability and an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the evidence supports a link between these conditions and the Veteran's active duty service.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for a right shoulder condition, cervical spine degenerative arthritis, and TBI residuals due to potential errors in obtaining necessary medical opinions.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine is dismissed as it remains pending in a legacy system and no statement of the case has been issued.
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