The Board has granted service connection for cervical strain as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right shoulder disability.
The deciding factor: The private examiner opined that the Veteran's cervical strain is at least as likely as not proximately due to or the result of his service-connected right shoulder disability, which causes him to tense and strain his neck muscles leading to cervical pain.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical strain
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 21, 2024
- Citation
- A24048909
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
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- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions were granted effective from July 1, 2020.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection were dismissed due to a procedural defect in filing the claims on the correct form.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for migraine headaches and cervical strain due to a duty to assist error. The AOJ failed to obtain VA medical opinions addressing the etiology of these disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for service connection of chronic neck pain and cervical strain, finding that the Veteran did not file a claim for these conditions until June 28, 2013.
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