The Board finds that the veteran's cervical spine disability, including arthritis, is service-connected and grants a rating of 40 percent. The psychiatric disability claim is denied. The right thoracic outlet syndrome is granted restoration to a 20 percent rating.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the veteran's current cervical condition was not related to his October 1984 accident, but rather to subsequent motor vehicle accidents in 1999 and 2000. The Board found this opinion credible and granted service connection for the cervical spine disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of cervical spine injury, to include arthritis, Psychiatric disability (to include PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- April 18, 2005
- Citation
- 0510964
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