The Board has determined that the veteran's cervical and lumbosacral degenerative diseases are proximately due to, the result of, or aggravated by his service-connected left knee disabilities.
The deciding factor: Competent medical evidence supports a finding that the veteran's cervical and lumbosacral conditions are secondary to his service-connected left knee disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical degenerative disease, lumbosacral degenerative disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 30, 2004
- Citation
- 0427184
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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 granted the restoration of a 40 percent rating for lumbosacral degenerative disease, effective June 1, 2024.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's appeal for a higher disability rating for several conditions, finding no clear and unmistakable error in the original 2012 rating decision.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for cervical degenerative disease with left radiculopathy (claimed as neck herniated disc C5-C6) and back herniated disc L4-L5 and degenerative disc L5-S1.,Both conditions are found to be related to the Veteran's in-service experiences, including heavy lifting and body strength workouts.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for cervical degenerative disease and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to new evidence and possible worsening of his condition.
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