The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a cervical spine injury and granted it, finding that his service-connected PTSD aggravated his alcohol abuse, which in turn caused an automobile accident resulting in his cervical spine injuries.
The deciding factor: The November 1978 automobile accident was due to the Veteran's service-connected alcohol abuse and aggravated by his service-connected PTSD, making it incurred during active service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a cervical spine injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 10, 2010
- Citation
- 1021584
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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.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder was dismissed as the issue is moot due to a full grant of benefits. The claims for increased ratings and service connection for other conditions were remanded for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of residuals of a cervical spine injury due to an inadequate medical opinion.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to missing service treatment records and the Veteran's credible testimony of an inservice injury. The claim will be returned for further development, including obtaining medical opinions.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection on all four issues due to his death.
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