Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a cervical spine disorder and denied an earlier effective date prior to August 3, 2014, for the award of service connection for a postoperative hernia repair scar.
The deciding factor: The evidence was in at least a state of approximate balance as to whether the Veteran has a cervical spine disorder that is related to his active military service. However, there was no prior claim or indication of entitlement to service connection for a postoperative hernia repair scar before August 3, 2014.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine disorder, type II diabetes mellitus, hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- December 22, 2025
- Citation
- 25015168
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