The Board has determined that the veteran's degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine does not warrant an increased disability rating beyond the current 20 percent assigned.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows no more than mild limitation of motion, which is consistent with the current 20 percent disability rating.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- July 17, 2002
- Citation
- 0208013
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for chronic pain and degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine, finding no evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service or any service-connected disabilities.
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