The Board has granted the Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection of a cervical spine disability and has determined that he is entitled to service connection based on continuous symptoms since service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence was at least in equipoise regarding the onset of the cervical spine symptoms during service, including credible lay statements from the Veteran and his spouse, and thus resolved all doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical Spine Disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2020
- Citation
- 20007610
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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