The veteran's cervical strain with degenerative joint disease was granted a 30 percent evaluation effective February 21, 2001. The RO also found no need for an earlier effective date.
The deciding factor: The VA determined that the veteran's condition warranted a 30 percent rating based on his symptoms and medical evidence provided since February 21, 2001.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical strain with degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- April 18, 2006
- Citation
- 0611109
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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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