The Board has granted a 30 percent initial evaluation for the veteran's service-connected status post C5-6 sublaxation fracture, with fusion at C4-7, with residual limitation of motion of the cervical spine and occipital headaches.
The deciding factor: The VA examination showed that the veteran had 30 degrees of forward flexion with additional limitation of motion during flare-ups. The Board found this to be consistent with a 30 percent evaluation under the General Rating Formula for Diseases and Injuries of the Spine, as it approximated the criteria for a 30 percent rating based on chronic orthopedic manifestations.
- Claimed conditions
- C5-6 sublaxation fracture, fusion at C4-7, residual limitation of motion of the cervical spine, occipital headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- July 25, 2007
- Citation
- 0722682
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What this means for you
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