The Veteran's service-connected degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine is granted a 30 percent rating, effective May 1, 2009. Service connection for Hashimoto's thyroiditis is denied.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran’s flexion was limited to 10 degrees, which meets the criteria for a 30 percent rating under the General Rating Formula for Diseases and Injuries of the Spine.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine, Hashimoto's thyroiditis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- November 14, 2019
- Citation
- 19186078
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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