The Board has decided that the Veteran's cervical strain, which started in service and continued to be present during the appellate period, meets the criteria for service connection.
The deciding factor: The Board resolved reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran based on the November 2009 VA General Medical Examination report, which indicated a cervical strain starting in-service that had been aggravated by current computer use.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2019
- Citation
- 19187837
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What this means for you
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection were dismissed due to a procedural defect in filing the claims on the correct form.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions were granted effective from July 1, 2020.
- Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings have been granted. The effective date for the grant of service connection for cervical strain is April 4, 2005. Ratings for PTSD, cervical strain, vertebral fracture and lumbar discectomy, and IBS are all denied or not granted as requested.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for migraine headaches and cervical strain due to a duty to assist error. The AOJ failed to obtain VA medical opinions addressing the etiology of these disabilities.
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