The Board has reopened the Veteran's service connection claim for a cervical spine disorder and granted an increased rating of 70 percent for his lumbar degenerative disc disease, effective from when the new evidence was received.
The deciding factor: New evidence presented by the Veteran established a possible nexus between his current cervical spine disorder and his military service. The Board also found that the Veteran's lumbar degenerative disc disease warranted an increased rating of 70 percent based on its severity.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine disorder, lumbar degenerative disc disease
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- December 28, 2010
- Citation
- 1048125
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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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