The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The cervical spine disability is rated at 20 percent, effective December 4, 2008. Service connection for PTSD was not granted.
The deciding factor: Service connection for PTSD could not be established as there was no evidence of a psychosis within one year following service or that the current psychiatric disability was related to military service.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative joint disease (DJD) of the cervical spine, arthritis of the right knee, arthritis of the left knee, arthritis of the right wrist, arthritis of the left wrist, numbness of the right foot, numbness of the left foot, arthritis of the right ankle, arthritis of the left ankle
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- June 7, 2010
- Citation
- 1020988
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What this means for you
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- Denied
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