The Veteran's headaches and cervical spine disabilities are granted as service connected. The headaches were present since the in-service fall, while the cervical spine disability is presumed to have started during service due to a fall.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran had continuous symptoms of arthritis (as degenerative joint disease) since service separation, which meets the criteria for presumptive service connection under 38 C.F.R. § 3.303(b).
- Claimed conditions
- Headache, Cervical Spine Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19167995
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found new and relevant evidence to readjudicate the claim for service connection for a headache disability. The case is being remanded for further review.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's cervical spine disability, right knee strain (painful motion), and right knee instability are now rated at 30 percent effective August 16, 2017.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected headache disability is remanded due to the lack of a proper VA examination, which may have influenced the initial decision.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection for TMD, cervical spine disability, and FSAD have been denied.,An earlier effective date prior to August 2, 2022, for the award of service connection for these conditions has also been denied.
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