The Veteran is granted an initial disability rating of 20 percent for his service-connected cervical spine disability prior to January 8, 2020.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed forward flexion limited to 30 degrees with painful motion beginning at 30 degrees, which supports a higher 20 percent rating under the General Rating Formula.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical Spine Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- October 15, 2020
- Citation
- 20066878
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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