The Board granted an effective date of November 19, 2007, for the grant of service connection for cervical spine degenerative arthritis with spinal stenosis and major depressive disorder associated with cervical spine degenerative arthritis.
The deciding factor: The relevant service department records formed the basis of the January 2020 grant of entitlement to service connection for cervical spine degenerative arthritis with spinal stenosis and major depressive disorder, which required reconsideration of the claim under 38 C.F.R. § 3.156(c).
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine degenerative arthritis with spinal stenosis, major depressive disorder, as secondary to service-connected cervical spine degenerative arthritis with spinal stenosis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25099778
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Decisions by this judge: 882 · Granted: 22% (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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- Granted
The Board has granted an effective date of April 6, 2018 for the award of service connection for cervical spine degenerative arthritis with spinal stenosis.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for cervical spine degenerative arthritis with spinal stenosis, finding that the evidence is in approximate balance as to whether his neck disability was caused by or related to service.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a neck disability as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, and remanded claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and providing proper notice regarding secondary service connection.
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