The Veteran's degenerative disc disease and degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine, thrombocytopenia, headache disability (secondary to cervical radiculopathy), and cervical radiculopathy of the right upper extremity are all granted as service connected.,Service connection is established for these conditions based on their direct relationship to service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current diagnoses of degenerative disc disease and degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine, thrombocytopenia, headache disability (secondary to cervical radiculopathy), and cervical radiculopathy of the right upper extremity are related to his service.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical radiculopathy of the right upper extremity (secondary to cervical spine disability), Degenerative disc disease and degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine, Headache disability (secondary to cervical radiculopathy), Thrombocytopenia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19141306
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,604 · Granted: 65% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's cervical spine disability, including degenerative disc disease and degenerative joint disease, is found to be related to his active service.,His right upper extremity numbness and left upper extremity numbness are both determined to be secondary to his now service-connected cervical spine disability.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for liver cirrhosis, spleen condition, and thrombocytopenia as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for degenerative disc disease and degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine, but remanded claims for left and right hip conditions.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and service connection, except for tinnitus which was granted.
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