The Board has granted service connection for cervical spine degenerative disc disease, radiculopathy of the right upper extremity, and radiculopathy of the left upper extremity as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected intervertebral lumbar spine disc disease.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's cervical spine degenerative disc disease was caused by her service-connected intervertebral lumbar spine disc disease, which is a necessary condition for granting secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical spine degenerative disc disease, Radiculopathy of the right upper extremity, Radiculopathy of the left upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2018
- Citation
- 18148380
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for cervical spine degenerative disc disease, lumbar spine degenerative disc disease, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy. Service connection was denied for a groin condition.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates as they were received more than one year after her intent to file a claim, and no good cause extension was requested.
- Granted
The Veteran's cervical spine disability and radiculopathy of both upper extremities have been granted increased ratings, with the left upper extremity receiving a higher rating due to more severe symptoms.
- Denied
The Veteran's cervical strain is currently rated at 10 percent, but the evidence does not support a higher rating.,There is no current diagnosis of radiculopathy of the left upper extremity. The Veteran's service-connected cervical strain did not result in this condition.
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