The Board has granted a 20 percent rating for the veteran's cervical spine disability, effective from March 1995. The head injury with headaches is rated at 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The VA examination reports consistently showed moderate limitation of motion in both the cervical spine and the head injuries, warranting the assigned ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical Spine, Head
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- December 2, 2004
- Citation
- 0432022
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What this means for you
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- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.
- Denied
The Veteran's cervical spine disability is rated at 30 percent, and the Board finds that this rating is not warranted for any period on appeal.
- Partly granted
The Board denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claim for service connection for cervical spine.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for cervical spine, left elbow, and left knee conditions due to errors in obtaining necessary medical opinions and records.
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