The Veteran's cervical spine disorder and undiagnosed respiratory condition have been granted service connection.,A skin condition has been granted initial disability ratings from November 2, 1994 to August 12, 2018.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established for the Veteran's cervical spine disorder and undiagnosed respiratory condition based on their onset during active duty in the Southwest Asia theater of operations. The skin condition received initial disability ratings within the applicable regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical Spine Degenerative Arthritis, Respiratory Condition (undiagnosed illness)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- June 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19143287
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Decisions by this judge: 2,249 · Granted: 37% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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