The Veteran's cervical spine disability is rated at 20 percent, effective from the date of service connection. His right subscapular nerve neuralgia is separately rated at 20 percent. Service connection for recurrent iritis of the right eye was granted.
The deciding factor: Service connection for recurrent iritis of the right eye was established based on a finding that it was incurred in active service, with no evidence of pre-service onset or other etiology.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical Spine Disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- May 14, 2010
- Citation
- 1017922
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