The Board has determined that the Veteran's cervical and lumbar spine disorders were incurred during or as a result of his military service, and thus granted service connection for these conditions.
The deciding factor: Reasonable doubt must be resolved in favor of the Veteran regarding the onset and aggravation of his cervical and lumbar spine disorders due to service.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spondylosis with degenerative disc disease, lumbar spondylosis and degenerative disc disease lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 28, 2024
- Citation
- 24013427
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for cervical spondylosis with degenerative disc disease is being remanded due to the need to obtain outstanding Social Security Administration (SSA) records and reissue the supplemental statement of the case.
- Dismissed
The Veteran has withdrawn all his appeals, including those for increased ratings for various conditions and disabilities. The Board is dismissing the appeals as moot.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling an examination. The issues of entitlement to increased ratings for cervical spondylosis with degenerative disc disease and surgical scars from cervical diskectomy as well as service connection for TBI are also being addressed.
- Granted
The Veteran's cervical spine disability, including cervical spondylosis with degenerative disc disease, was first manifested in service and is therefore considered to have been incurred therein. The Board has granted the claim for service connection.
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