The veteran's cervical spine disability is rated at 20 percent, effective April 1999.,Service connection for left knee strain residuals and chronic musculoskeletal pain of the left shoulder are granted.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations and medical records support a finding that the veteran's current disabilities are due to service-connected conditions or injuries sustained during active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine, Left knee strain residuals, Musculoskeletal pain of the left shoulder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- January 9, 2006
- Citation
- 0600636
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Decisions by this judge: 1,599 · Granted: 37% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine, finding that there is no nexus between the current disability and active duty service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to a duty to assist error, specifically regarding whether the Veteran's current conditions are aggravated by his service-connected DDD of the lumbosacral spine. The AOJ is required to obtain new medical opinions addressing this issue.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for cervical and lumbar spine disabilities prior to October 22, 2008 are being remanded due to the need for additional retrospective medical opinions.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine, finding that the evidence did not support a link between the condition and service.
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