The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 20 percent for cervical neck strain with posttraumatic cervical myositis prior to November 15, 2018 was denied.,The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 30 percent for cervical neck strain with posttraumatic cervical myositis after November 15, 2018 was also denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show forward flexion of the cervical spine less than or equal to 15 degrees prior to November 15, 2018, which is required for a rating in excess of 20 percent.,For the period after November 15, 2018, the evidence did not show IVDS with incapacitating episodes having a total duration of at least four weeks but less than six weeks during the past 12 months or unfavorable ankylosis of the entire cervical spine.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical neck strain, posttraumatic cervical myositis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19187362
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,858 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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