The Board granted service connection for disability manifested by cervicalgia, resolving all doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding that his cervicalgia had its onset during active duty.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's cervicalgia began in service, and any reasonable doubt must be resolved in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- cervicalgia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25044128
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for cervicalgia, jaw disability, stomach disability, and drug abuse as the evidence did not support a finding of an in-service incurrence or aggravation of these conditions.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for multiple conditions, including bilateral foot disability, knee disability, ankle disability, cervical degenerative disc disease, spondylosis, and cervicalgia, secondary to a service-connected lumbar strain, as well as GERD. The claims of readjudication were also granted.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for cervicalgia, spondylosis deformans, and degenerative disc disease, resolving all reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for cervicalgia and headaches as secondary to the Veteran's now-service-connected cervicalgia.
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