The Veteran's appeal was denied for increased ratings and an earlier effective date.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not meet the criteria for higher disability ratings or earlier effective dates.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Arthritis, Cervical Spine, Radiculopathy of Left Upper Extremity, GERD and Hiatal Hernia, Craniotomy Scar, Arnold-Chiari I Malformation with Cervical Syringohydromyelia Status Post Suboccipital Craniotomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 13, 2013
- Citation
- 1329498
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Veteran's initial claim for anxiety disorder was granted and assigned a 30 percent rating effective December 18, 2019. The appeal is now remanded to determine if the Veteran warrants an increased rating.,Both issues of entitlement to higher ratings for degenerative arthritis, cervical spine and service connection for headaches secondary to this condition are also being remanded due to duty-to-assist errors.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings of his lumbar and cervical spine disabilities were remanded due to lack of evidence showing the required limitations in range of motion or ankylosis.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted an effective date of March 28, 2009 for the grant of service connection for a cervical spine disability and radiculopathy of the right and left upper extremities. The earlier effective date was granted based on the Veteran's claim filed in March 2009.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is not rated higher than 30 percent.,The Veteran's neck condition does not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 30 percent.,The Veteran's radiculopathy of the left upper extremity prior to August 20, 2014 is not rated higher than 20 percent.
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