The Board has granted service connection for degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine and cervicogenic headaches as secondary to service-connected cervical spine disability, and has also granted TDIU based on the Veteran's multiple service-connected psychiatric and physical disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence is in equipoise regarding whether the Veteran's degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine began in service or manifested within one year of separation. The Board found that his headaches are proximately due to his service-connected cervical spine disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine, Cervicogenic headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- July 27, 2023
- Citation
- 23041278
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine, finding that there is no nexus between the current disability and active duty service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to a duty to assist error, specifically regarding whether the Veteran's current conditions are aggravated by his service-connected DDD of the lumbosacral spine. The AOJ is required to obtain new medical opinions addressing this issue.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for cervical and lumbar spine disabilities prior to October 22, 2008 are being remanded due to the need for additional retrospective medical opinions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, requiring further examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's cervicogenic headaches.
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