The Board has remanded the issue of entitlement to higher initial evaluations for the veteran's service-connected cervical and lumbar spine disabilities.
The deciding factor: The claim was previously denied in February 1985, but the effective date is being set based on a March 17, 1999 formal application for benefits. The issue of entitlement to higher initial evaluations remains pending.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical Spine, Lumbar Spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2005
- Citation
- 0500321
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