The Board granted service connection for cervical dysplasia, finding that the Veteran's condition had its onset during active service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion supported a direct link between the cervical dysplasia and the Veteran's military service.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical dysplasia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25027582
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 703 · Granted: 47% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for cervical dysplasia, tension headaches, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), and denied increased ratings for right elbow flexion, supination and pronation, extension, and scars. The Board also remanded claims for fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, and irritable bowel syndrome.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for service-connected cervical dysplasia, as there was no evidence that her symptoms required continuous treatment.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for cervical dysplasia and headaches, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a right hip disability.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection for psoriasis, cervical dysplasia, allergic rhinitis, and chronic fatigue syndrome have been dismissed as the appeals are untimely.
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