The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for degenerative disc disease (claimed as neck pain) and folliculitis of the posterior scalp with associated occipital lymphadenopathy, effective January 26, 2021.
The deciding factor: The claim was filed on an Intent to File form which was received by VA on January 26, 2021. The claims were subsequently readjudicated and granted based on new evidence submitted after the initial denial in 2007.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease, other than intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS), Folliculitis of the posterior scalp with associated occipital lymphadenopathy
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- December 18, 2024
- Citation
- A24084462
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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.
- Denied
The appeal for an increased rating for left hip, the claims for entitlement to an earlier effective date and an increased rating for right knee strain, and the appeal for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for left shoulder strain were dismissed. The claim for a 40 percent rating from June 24, 2021 for degenerative disc disease was granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a lumbar spine disability as secondary to a cervical spine disability due to an inadequate medical opinion.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a higher initial rating of 40 percent for degenerative arthritis, degenerative disc disease, lumbosacral strain, and scoliosis, but remanded the other issues.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for degenerative disc disease, effective November 21, 2022.
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