The Board denied service connection for a traumatic brain injury and remanded the claim for degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine due to insufficient evidence.
The deciding factor: The persuasive weight of the evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran had a current diagnosis of a TBI or residuals thereof, and there was no sufficient nexus between any claimed in-service incident and his current symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- Traumatic brain injury (TBI), Degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25039976
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Partly granted
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- Partly granted
The Board granted an initial disability rating of 30 percent for degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine but denied a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
- Partly granted
The Veteran's cervical spine disability is granted a 30 percent rating, while the lumbar and lower extremity radiculopathy claims are denied. An earlier effective date for right lower extremity radiculopathy was granted, and TDIU based on single service-connected disability is remanded.
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