The Veteran's service-connected neck disability is currently rated at 30 percent, effective September 9, 2009. The Board found that the evidence supported a higher rating for this condition.
The deciding factor: The VA examination and other medical records showed that the Veteran's cervical spine disability resulted in forward flexion of less than 15 degrees, which is consistent with the criteria for a 30 percent evaluation under the General Rating Formula for Diseases and Injuries of the Spine.
- Claimed conditions
- neck disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- January 21, 2010
- Citation
- 1003191
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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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