The Board granted service connection for cervical strain with degenerative arthritis and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence is approximately evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's cervical strain with degenerative arthritis is related to his active duty service, and reasonable doubt was resolved in favor of the Veteran. The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical strain with degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 23, 2024
- Citation
- 24003271
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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