The Board has determined that the veteran sustained an injury to his cervical spine during service, and this injury left chronic residuals. The claim for service connection is granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows a documented injury to the cervical spine during service, which left chronic residuals as evidenced by current complaints of pain in the neck, shoulder, and back areas.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine injury, arthritis in lower back, bilateral rear shoulder and neck problems
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 25, 2002
- Citation
- 0215047
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for his cervical spine injury, finding that it is related to an in-service injury and resolving any doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as they have withdrawn the appeal seeking increased ratings and service connection for various conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for cervical spine injury, left upper extremity neuropathy, and right upper extremity neuropathy secondary to cervical spine injury due to insufficient evidence in the record. The Veteran's private treatment records have not been obtained.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection of a cervical spine injury was dismissed as he did not clearly indicate an intent to pursue this issue prior to the submission of his VA Form 9.
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