The Veteran's request to reopen a previously denied claim of service connection for a neck disability is granted, and she is also granted service connection for cervical strain with intervertebral disc syndrome and left upper extremity radiculopathy. The claim for service connection for a left shoulder disability is remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran provided new evidence that relates to the unestablished facts necessary to support her claims, including a line of duty determination indicating she was involved in a motor vehicle accident during active service and VA medical examination findings linking her current cervical strain with intervertebral disc syndrome and left upper extremity radiculopathy to an in-service injury.
- Claimed conditions
- neck disability, left shoulder disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 31, 2023
- Citation
- 23041822
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