The Board granted service connection for limitation of left lateral flexion of the cervical spine as secondary to right neck surgical scar status post thyroidectomy and a maximum rating of 80 percent for the right neck surgical scar, effective January 18, 2023.
The deciding factor: The evidence persuasively weighed in favor of finding that the Veteran's limitation of left lateral flexion of the cervical spine was caused by his service-connected right neck surgical scar status post thyroidectomy and that for the entire period on appeal, the criteria for a maximum rating of 80 percent for right neck surgical scar status post total thyroidectomy have been met.
- Claimed conditions
- limitation of left lateral flexion of the cervical spine, right neck surgical scar status post thyroidectomy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- November 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25100774
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