The VA has determined that the veteran's degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine does not warrant a rating in excess of 20 percent.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows moderate limitation of motion, X-ray findings of degenerative joint disease, and mild/intermittent C7 radiculopathy without incapacitating episodes requiring bed rest. These conditions do not meet the criteria for a higher rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- May 17, 2006
- Citation
- 0614446
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine and radiculopathy affecting both upper and lower extremities, while dismissing the claim for cervicogenic headaches.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for cervical strain, degenerative joint disease, and degenerative disc disease, as well as left plantar and anterior distal tibia spurs and enthesopathic changes, both secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left ankle disability. The claim for a TDIU was also granted from April 8, 2009.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the claims for readjudication and further development, as new and relevant evidence had been submitted since the prior denials.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inextricably intertwined issues and additional development is needed, including obtaining deck logs from USS Forrestal (CV-59) and a VA opinion regarding the relationship between liposarcoma and exposure to jet fuels.
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