Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a cervical spine disorder but dismissed the appeal regarding an earlier effective date and increased initial rating for a service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder.
The deciding factor: The private medical opinion provided by the Veteran's June 2023 examiner was deemed more persuasive than the VA examiners' opinions, leading to the grant of service connection for the cervical spine disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25107064
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