The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for a cervical scar and an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for a cervical spine disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran's cervical scar met the criteria for a compensable rating, nor was there sufficient evidence to warrant a higher rating for his cervical spine disability based on functional loss due to pain and other factors.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical scar, Cervical degenerative disc disease, spinal stenosis C5-6 and C6-7 and arthroplasty with cervical decompression C5-6 and C6-7 associated with degenerative disc disease other than intervertebral disc syndrome (cervical spine disability)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25044543
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 284 · Granted: 35% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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The Veteran's cervical scar is not manifest by at least one characteristic of disfigurement and is not painful or unstable, thus the claim for an initial compensable rating for service-connected cervical scar is denied.
- Denied
The Veteran's cervical scar is not manifest by at least one characteristic of disfigurement and is not painful or unstable, thus the claim for an initial compensable rating for service-connected cervical scar is denied.
- Granted
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