The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's cervical spine disorder, finding that it is causally related to his active military service. The TDIU claim was also granted from February 2004.
The deciding factor: The Board found sufficient evidence of a current disability (cervical spine disorder) and its causal relationship to service, including the Veteran's credible reports of symptoms during and after service, as well as supporting medical nexus opinions provided by VA examiners.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine disorder, arthritis (DJD), degenerative disc disease (DDD), cervical radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- July 19, 2020
- Citation
- 20048123
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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.
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