The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the award of a dependency allowance has been withdrawn. The appeal is granted as new and material evidence has been received to reopen his service connection claim for cervical spine degenerative disc disease, IVDS, and strain. Restoration of the 40 percent rating for left lower extremity radiculopathy is granted.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was submitted that raised a reasonable possibility of substantiating the Veteran's claim for service connection for his cervical spine disability.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Cervical Spine Degenerative Disc Disease","sub_conditions":["IVDS","Strain"]}, {"condition_name":"Left Lower Extremity Radiculopathy"}
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- November 21, 2019
- Citation
- 19187979
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