Partly granted
The Board granted an initial rating of 30 percent for cervical strain with degenerative arthritis, effective July 23, 2019.
The deciding factor: The functional impairments resulting from the Veteran's cervical strain with degenerative arthritis at the time service connection was granted warranted an initial rating of 30 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy, cervical strain with degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- March 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25019975
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