The Veteran's cervical spine and related bilateral upper extremity disabilities were granted service connection effective May 6, 2020. The Board found the evidence established that the conditions predated this date.
The deciding factor: The Veteran was diagnosed with cervical and related upper extremity disorders as early as February 2017, four months prior to his original June 2017 service connection claim.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical degenerative disc disease with sprain/strain, spondylosis, stenosis, intervertebral disc syndrome, curvature, cervicalgia, right upper extremity radiculopathy, left cervical spinal nerve and brachial plexus nerve impingement
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- September 13, 2024
- Citation
- A24056156
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has granted service connection for cervical spine degenerative arthritis. The claims for back pain and right upper extremity radiculopathy are remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's TDIU and DEA claims are remanded due to insufficient evidence for a schedular rating, and the issues are inextricably intertwined.
- Dismissed
The appeal seeking to establish entitlement to special monthly compensation (SMC) is dismissed because the AOJ decision was merely implementing a Board's earlier effective date decision for service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to predecisional duty-to-assist errors, including inadequate medical opinions and missed VA examinations. The Veteran's claim for service connection for a back condition is being returned to the RO for further action.
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