The Board has determined that the veteran's cervical spine disability warrants a 40 percent rating from May 30, 2001 to November 1, 2001. The temporary total rating for convalescence following surgeries is granted until July 31, 2003.
The deciding factor: The veteran's cervical spine disability was manifested by intermittent neck pain and radicular symptoms from May 30, 2001 to November 1, 2001, warranting a 40 percent rating under the General Rating Formula for Diseases and Injuries of the Spine.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical Spine Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- February 28, 2006
- Citation
- 0605691
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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