The December 1992 rating decision that did not assign separate evaluations for headache and neck symptomatology is found to be valid. The veteran's cervical spine disability, manifested by painful and limited motion due to arthritis, warrants a 20 percent evaluation.
The deciding factor: The evidence at the time of the December 1992 rating decision did not support assigning separate evaluations for the veteran's neck symptomatology as it was not independently ratable without additional evidence indicating an independent disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical Spine Arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- December 1, 2005
- Citation
- 0532404
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