The Board has granted increased ratings for the Veteran's neck and low back disabilities, as well as separate ratings for his upper extremity radiculopathy. The effective date is not specified.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the Veteran’s symptoms warranted a 30 percent rating for his cervical spine disability due to limited range of motion during flare-ups or repeated use over time.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative cervical spine disease, Lumbar degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- April 24, 2019
- Citation
- 19131981
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Decisions by this judge: 2,062 · Granted: 34% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Veteran's claims for higher evaluations and a total disability rating were denied. The Board found that the effective date for service connection of degenerative changes to both knees with fibromyalgia should be March 26, 2009.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine has not met the criteria for a higher evaluation at any point on appeal.
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