The Board has granted a 30 percent rating for the Veteran's traumatic arthritis of the cervical spine, finding that favorable ankylosis of the cervical spine meets the criteria for this rating.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed severely restricted range of motion and ankylosis of part of the cervical spine in neutral position, which met the criteria for a 30 percent rating under the General Rating Formula for Diseases and Injuries of the Spine (DC 5237).
- Claimed conditions
- Traumatic Arthritis of the Cervical Spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- July 28, 2016
- Citation
- 1630335
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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