Granted
The Board granted service connection for dysphagia, secondary to the Veteran's service-connected cervical strain, status post cervical spine fusion.
The deciding factor: The April 2023 VA examiner found that the Veteran's dysphagia was at least as likely as not proximately due to or the result of his cervical strain, status post cervical spine fusion.
- Claimed conditions
- dysphagia
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2025
- Citation
- 25012584
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