The Board granted a 30 percent rating for the Veteran's cervical spine disability, based on moderate limitation of motion with demonstrable deformity of vertebral body.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports an increase in the rating for the Veteran's service connected cervical spine disability to 30 percent, based on the addition of 10 percent (for demonstrable deformity of vertebral body) to the 20 percent rating already assigned based on limitation of cervical motion.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine disability (degenerative disc disease)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- March 24, 2009
- Citation
- 0910916
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- Denied
The Veteran's cervical spine disability was not granted service connection as it is not related to her active duty service or a service-connected condition. The Board found that the Veteran did not have continuity of symptomatology since service and her current diagnosis of degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine was attributed to age-related overuse and repetitive neck activities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to new evidence added after the October 2017 SOC. The Veteran's representative will decide whether to waive initial AOJ consideration of this additional evidence.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for cervical spine disability, lower back disability, and right knee disability (degenerative arthritis) as these conditions are found to be at least as likely as not incurred in or caused by the Veteran's active-duty service.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's sleep apnea, cervical spine disability, and low back disability are not related to service. The claims for these conditions have been denied.
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