The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's cervical spine condition, right upper extremity radiculopathy, and left upper extremity radiculopathy as secondary to his service-connected cervical spine condition. The rating for the cervical spine condition is restored from December 6, 2012.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran’s current cervical spine disability, diagnosed as cervical spondylosis, arthritis, and degenerative disc disease, is related to his service due to a head injury during technical school. The radiculopathy of the right and left upper extremities are secondary to this cervical spine condition.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine condition, right upper extremity cervical radiculopathy, left upper extremity cervical radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 28, 2018
- Citation
- 18160504
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for cervical spinal stenosis, right upper extremity cervical radiculopathy, and left upper extremity cervical radiculopathy due to new relevant evidence submitted by the Veteran.
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