The Board has granted service connection for a cervical spine disability, finding that the current condition is at least as likely as not related to an in-service injury. The claim for numbness and pain of the upper extremities remains pending.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found it was at least as likely as not that the Veteran's current cervical spine disability resulted from a fall during service, which may have caused his current symptoms including numbness and pain of the hands.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine strain, degenerative changes in the cervical spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 3, 2010
- Citation
- 1016332
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for cervical spine strain, finding the evidence to be in equipoise on whether the condition began during active service or is related to service.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for cervical spine strain, left upper extremity peripheral nerve condition, and right upper extremity peripheral nerve condition.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for cervical spine strain, left and right upper extremity radiculopathy, migraine headaches, and depressive disorder, finding that these conditions are secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development and to ensure proper due process, including adequate requests for service and medical records, and adequate medical examinations based upon an accurate record.
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