The Board has granted service connection for cervical muscle spasm and assigned a 10 percent rating. A separate rating for limitation of motion of the cervical spine is also granted, but no additional rating is given as compensable symptoms are not shown.
The deciding factor: The veteran's cervical muscle spasm was already rated based on its manifestations (pain, weakness, etc.). The RO considered a separate rating for limitation of motion but found that such symptoms were already accounted for in the existing 10 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical muscle spasm, Cervical spine degenerative disc disease and arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 29, 2008
- Citation
- 0817656
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