The VA determined that the veteran's cervical spine injury with degenerative joint disease and radiating arthralgia to the right shoulder warrants a 40 percent evaluation, which is the maximum available under current rating criteria.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not meet the criteria for an increased evaluation beyond 40 percent as per the amended VA rating criteria effective September 23, 2002.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical spine injury with degenerative joint disease, Radiating arthralgia to the right shoulder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- January 12, 2006
- Citation
- 0601000
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
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