The Veteran's claim for service connection for degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine is granted due to continuity of symptoms since service. The claims for OSA and BPPV are remanded as additional evidence is needed.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has established a current disability (degenerative arthritis) that began during service with continuous symptomatology post-service, meeting the criteria for presumptive service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine, Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 23, 2024
- Citation
- A24020630
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