The Board has granted service connection for a neck (cervical spine) condition and a neurological condition, to include pain, tingling, and numbness in bilateral upper extremities, as secondary to the service-connected neck (cervical spine) condition.,Service connection is also denied for other conditions including shoulder condition, sleep apnea, and GERD.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a finding that the Veteran's current neurological symptoms are related to her service-connected cervical spine condition.
- Claimed conditions
- neck (cervical spine) condition, neurological condition, to include pain, tingling, and numbness in bilateral upper extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 19, 2023
- Citation
- 23051454
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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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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hearing loss, right shin splints, chronic bronchitis, and neck condition due to inadequate examination opinions. The Veteran's in-service exposure to toxic risk activities is also being requested.
- Remanded (sent back)
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