The Board denied a rating greater than 20 percent for the appellant's service-connected cervical spine disability and an initial rating of more than 30 percent for his headaches associated with the cervical spine.,The Board also denied entitlement to total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to the service-connected cervical spine disability and headaches.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under either the General Rating Formula for Diseases and Injuries of the Spine or the Formula for Rating IVDS Based on Incapacitating Episodes.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) and Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD) of the cervical spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2020
- Citation
- 20065635
What this means for you
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