Service connection is granted for degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine, left knee, and right knee.,Service connection is denied for hypertension and thyroid disorder.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected lumbosacral spine disability was rated under Diagnostic Code 5242. The arthritis in the cervical spine, knees, and back were determined to be subsequent manifestations of already service-connected generalized arthritis (code 5003).
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine, Degenerative arthritis of the left knee, Degenerative arthritis of the right knee, Hypertension, Thyroid disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- January 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19100836
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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
The Board granted readjudication of previously denied claims for service connection for PTSD and COPD, while remanding other issues including entitlement to service connection for an eye disorder, hypertension, tinnitus, a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, TDIU, and an initial rating for PTSD.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various disabilities and denied higher ratings for several service-connected conditions.
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