The Board has determined that the March 2014 rating decision granting service connection for low back strain and neck strain (claimed as IVDS of the lumbar spine and cervical spine, respectively) represents a full grant of benefits sought on appeal with respect to these claims.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's appeals have been resolved by the issuance of a March 2014 rating decision which granted service connection for low back strain (claimed as IVDS of the lumbar spine) and neck strain (claimed as IVDS of the cervical spine).
- Claimed conditions
- intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS) of the lumbar spine, intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS) of the cervical spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 11, 2015
- Citation
- 1506340
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's initial claim for an increased rating for his service-connected low back disability (previously rated as degenerative disc disease) was remanded due to a duty-to-assist error in the November 2024 Back Conditions Disability Benefits Questionnaire. The case is now being remanded to obtain retrospective findings from an appropriate clinician to determine the severity of the Veteran's service-connected back disability.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for left upper extremity radiculopathy is dismissed. Service connection for intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS) of the cervical spine is granted.
- Granted
The Board granted a 40 percent disability rating for the Veteran's low back disorder, effective March 31, 2019.
- Partly granted
The veteran's disability rating for IVDS of the cervical spine was restored to 20 percent. Service connection was granted for left and right upper extremity radiculopathy. Other issues were remanded.
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