The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and effective dates were denied, but granted.,Effective from July 20, 2004, the Veteran is now receiving service connection for his low back and neck conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims were initially denied due to lack of evidence supporting service connection. However, after additional records were added, they were reconsidered and granted.
- Claimed conditions
- Neurodermatitis, L4-L5 and L5-S1 posterior spondylosis; left paracentral herniated nucleus pulposus and degenerative disc disease (claimed as low back pain and arthritis of low back), C5-C6, C6-C7 posterior spondylosis; central disc protrusion; herniated nucleus pulposus and degenerative disc disease (claimed as cervical condition and arthritis of the neck)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 26, 2018
- Citation
- 1811771
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What this means for you
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