The Board has granted service connection for right upper, right lower, and left lower extremity disabilities as residuals of a cervical spinal cord injury sustained during active duty. The Veteran's left upper extremity neurological disability is rated at 30 percent under Diagnostic Code 8515.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows that the Veteran has chronic pain in his right upper, right lower, and left lower extremities as residuals of a cervical spinal cord injury sustained during active duty. The VA examiners have opined that these disabilities are related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right upper extremity disability, Right lower extremity disability, Left lower extremity disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- June 28, 2017
- Citation
- 1724453
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