The Board has granted effective dates of August 23, 1999 for the grants of a 20% rating for lumbosacral spine strain and cervical spine strain.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claims were determined to have been received on or shortly after August 23, 1999, which is when he first provided evidence showing entitlement to the higher ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral spine strain, cervical spine strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- July 30, 2002
- Citation
- 0208648
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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.
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for cervical spine strain, finding the evidence to be in equipoise on whether the condition began during active service or is related to service.
- Dismissed
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- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for cervical spine strain, left upper extremity peripheral nerve condition, and right upper extremity peripheral nerve condition.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for cervical spine strain, left and right upper extremity radiculopathy, migraine headaches, and depressive disorder, finding that these conditions are secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.
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