The Board has determined that the Veteran's neck and upper back conditions are related to her active service, with reasonable doubt resolved in her favor.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows a history of pain and injury during service, as well as current diagnoses consistent with those claimed. The VA examiner concluded that the conditions were less likely caused by service, but also noted the Veteran's long-term treatment for these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- neck muscle strain, thoracolumbar scoliosis with degenerative changes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 29, 2017
- Citation
- 1754459
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's neck muscle strain is related to her military service and grants entitlement to service connection for this condition.
- Denied
The Board denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for the Veteran's thoracolumbar scoliosis with degenerative changes prior to January 25, 2017.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected neck muscle strain and remanded the issue of entitlement to a higher rating for thoracolumbar scoliosis with degenerative changes and IVDS due to insufficient evidence.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for thoracolumbar scoliosis with degenerative changes, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to his in-service back pain and continuity of symptoms since service.
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