The Board has granted service connection for cervical disc disease and assigned a noncompensable evaluation for myelomalacia at C4-5.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on direct evidence of the current disability, with no indication that it is related to service or any presumptive conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical Disc Disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 6, 2010
- Citation
- 1016825
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Look up the original decision on VA.gov (opens in a new tab) using citation 1016825.
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 Veteran was unable to maintain substantial gainful employment from August 2006 to August 2007 due to service-connected disabilities, but has been able to obtain and maintain substantially gainful occupation since then.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a back disorder and an increased rating for cervical disc disease. The Veteran's current conditions are related to her in-service motor vehicle accident.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his cervical spine disability, finding that the evidence did not support a rating in excess of 20 percent prior to January 9, 2003 and since March 1, 2003.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased rating for left knee disability, service connection for right arm and hand disability, and service connection for cervical disc disease. The decision found that there was no evidence of chronicity or continuity of symptoms post-service to support these claims.
Free starter guide for your own claim
Reading this because you were denied or under-rated? Get the plain-English next steps — your appeal options, the deadline that protects you, and how appeals like yours turn out. One email, no spam.
We will only use this to send the guide. No spam, unsubscribe any time. We never sell your information.
We are not the VA. Veterans’ Rights is an independent resource built for veterans. We are not the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, not part of the government, and not endorsed by any government agency.
This is general information, not legal advice. For advice about your own situation, talk to a VA-accredited representative — many help for free.