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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