The veteran's cervical spine disability was rated at 30 percent effective January 23, 2006, and TDIU was granted from that date forward.
The deciding factor: The severity of the cervical spine disability warranted a higher rating, and the evidence suggested that the service-connected disabilities prevented employment.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical spine disability, Reiter's Syndrome, Right hand disorder (secondary to Reiter's Syndrome), Left hand disorder (secondary to Reiter's Syndrome)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- April 14, 2008
- Citation
- 0812233
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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- Dismissed
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- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability, a cervical spine disability, and right ear hearing loss but denied service connection for sinusitis. The left ear hearing loss claim was remanded.
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