The Veteran's claim for higher ratings for cervical and lumbar spine disabilities was granted, with the cervical spine receiving a 20 percent rating effective June 1, 2007.
The deciding factor: The VA determined that the Veteran's osteoarthritis of the cervical spine warranted a 20 percent rating based on his range of motion limitations and lumbar spine disability warranted a 10 percent rating due to its mild nature.
- Claimed conditions
- osteoarthritis of the cervical spine, osteoarthritis of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- November 23, 2010
- Citation
- 1044070
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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.
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- Denied
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