The Board has granted a rating of 20 percent for degenerative arthritis and disc disease of the cervical spine, effective from December 20, 2005. The veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorder (including Major Depressive Disorder and Bipolar Disorder) remains in dispute.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows that the veteran's service-connected degenerative arthritis and disc disease of the cervical spine warrants a rating of 20 percent from December 20, 2005, due to its current manifestations. The psychiatric disorder claim is still pending as it has been reopened on new evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Psychiatric Disorder, Degenerative Arthritis of the Cervical Spine
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- February 27, 2008
- Citation
- 0806587
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