The veteran's current cervical spine disability with upper extremity weakness, diagnosed as degenerative changes of the cervical spine, with small central herniated disk, nerve apraxia, was aggravated by his military service.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the appellant's activities while returning from training in 1995 aggravated his herniated disc causing a nerve apraxia which resulted in upper extremity weakness.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative changes of the cervical spine with small central herniated disk, nerve apraxia
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 15, 2008
- Citation
- 0816095
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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