The Veteran's right arm condition was proximately due to, or the result of, his service-connected neck disability. The Board finds that he is entitled to service connection for such condition.
The deciding factor: The current right arm condition was confirmed at a November 1997 VA examination and was objectively confirmed as being related to cervical myelopathy resulting from the Veteran's neck surgery.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine, osteoarthritis of the lumbar spine, residuals of arthroscopic repair of a right knee torn meniscus (right knee disability), left hip pain and numbness associated with the service-connected neck disability, bilateral foot condition, right arm condition, right shoulder condition
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2009
- Citation
- 0946875
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