The Board granted service connection for a cervicothoracic spine disability, resolving all reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
The deciding factor: The evidence is in relative equipoise as to whether the Veteran's current cervicothoracic spine pain results in functional impairment of earning capacity and had its onset during his active service.
- Claimed conditions
- cervicothoracic spine disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25055481
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.
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- Dismissed
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