The Board granted an earlier effective date of October 4, 2006, for the award of service connection for degenerative disease of the cervical spine.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's May 31, 2007 claim could be interpreted as encompassing a claim for degenerative disease of the cervical spine, and thus October 4, 2006 is considered the earliest date for such a claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disease of the cervical spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 22, 2025
- Citation
- 25007031
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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- Remanded (sent back)
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