The Board has determined that the veteran's cervical spine disorders do not warrant ratings in excess of 30% prior to December 29, 1997, and 40% prior to June 11, 2001. The effective date for the increased rating remains unresolved.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a higher rating based on the severity or duration of symptoms prior to the specified dates.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine, Cervical spondylosis with degenerative disc disease and C6-C7 radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 11, 2004
- Citation
- 0403915
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- Remanded (sent back)
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