The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection and a higher initial rating for his neck degenerative arthritis was granted. The effective date is set at December 29, 2016, and the current disability rating remains at 20 percent.
The deciding factor: The Veteran continuously pursued his claims throughout the appeal period, meeting the criteria for an earlier effective date under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- neck degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- July 3, 2024
- Citation
- A24035901
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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.
What you can do next
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