The Board granted service connection for a cervical spine disability as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including Polymyalgia rheumatica.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported that the Veteran's cervical spine disability was caused or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities, particularly Polymyalgia rheumatica.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 22, 2024
- Citation
- 24033361
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.
What you can do next
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