The Board granted service connection for a cervical spine disability and neurological impairment of the left upper extremity, finding that both conditions are at least as likely as not related to the Veteran's active service.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the Veteran's credible lay reports of continuous symptoms following his in-service injuries and the evidence supporting the onset of these disabilities within one year of separation from service.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine disability (degenerative arthritis), neurological impairment of the left upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2025
- Citation
- 25014154
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,863 · Granted: 26% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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