The Board denied the veteran's claims for effective dates prior to September 24, 1992 for service connection of his cervical spine and lower extremity disabilities.,The RO had previously granted service connection for these conditions with effective dates from December 15, 1994.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claims were denied as the earliest date of entitlement was September 24, 1992, which is when VA first granted service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disease of the cervical spine, Gait disturbance of the left lower extremity, Gait disturbance of the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 16, 2004
- Citation
- 0419212
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for intervertebral disc disease of the lumbar spine and degenerative disease of the cervical spine to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for multiple conditions, including degenerative diseases of the cervical and lumbar spine, radiculopathies affecting various extremities, OSA, hepatic steatosis, and supraventricular arrhythmia.
- Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of October 4, 2006, for the award of service connection for degenerative disease of the cervical spine.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his cervical spine disability prior to July 21, 2014 was denied as the evidence did not show unfavorable ankylosis of the entire cervical spine.
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