The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a neck/cervical spine disorder characterized by pain, including as secondary to his service-connected muscle tension headaches.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner provided an opinion that it is at least as likely as not (50 percent or better probability) that the Veteran's myofascial pain and cervical arthralgia are otherwise etiologically related to an incident or event during active duty service, including a reported weight-lifting injury.
- Claimed conditions
- neck/cervical spine disorder characterized by pain, muscle tension headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 21, 2011
- Citation
- 1135501
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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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