The veteran's cervical spine disability with radiculopathy, status-post fusion and diskectomy warrants a rating of 30 percent effective from May 18, 2007.
The deciding factor: The veteran's symptomatology during flareups resulted in additional functional loss, more nearly approximating severe limitation of motion.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical spine disability with radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- February 4, 2008
- Citation
- 0803856
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What this means for you
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