The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for residuals of neck injury and finds that there is sufficient evidence to establish a direct relationship between his current cervical spondylosis with disc protrusion and his military service. The claim is therefore granted.
The deciding factor: A private physician provided an opinion linking the Veteran's current cervical spine disability to his in-service injury, while a VA examiner opined against this finding based on the lack of objective abnormalities at the time of discharge. However, the Board found Dr. Tall's opinion more probative due to its consideration of the Veteran's lay statements and accurate history.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of neck injury, cervical spondylosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 13, 2015
- Citation
- 1520499
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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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