The Veteran's cervical spine disability is already adequately contemplated by the rating schedule, and thus an extraschedular rating is denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected cervical spine disability has been rated based on its direct effects without any need for an extraschedular evaluation due to marked interference with employment being already addressed through a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
- Claimed conditions
- cervical myelopathy, cervical spondylosis with stenosis at C3-4, 4-5, and 6-7
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 9, 2018
- Citation
- 1808707
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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