The Board granted an effective date of June 20, 2001, for the award of service connection for cervical strain with degenerative arthritis and intervertebral disc syndrome.
The deciding factor: The military medical records added to the claims file after the April 7, 2003, Rating Decision provided evidence that was not considered at the time of the original denial, leading to a manifestly different outcome upon reconsideration.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical strain with degenerative arthritis and intervertebral disc syndrome
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25109095
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,455 · Granted: 23% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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Related decisions
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for multiple conditions, including tinnitus, traumatic brain injury, post-concussion migraines, peripheral vestibular disorder, insomnia, obstructive sleep apnea, lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis and intervertebral disc syndrome thoracolumbar spine, lumbar right side sciatic nerve radiculopathy, lumbar left side sciatic nerve radiculopathy, cervical strain with degenerative arthritis and intervertebral disc syndrome, and cervical right upper extremity radiculopathy.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of June 29, 1971, for the award of service connection for a lumbar spine disability and granted increased ratings for cervical strain with degenerative arthritis and intervertebral disc syndrome, right upper extremity radiculopathy (upper radicular group), and left upper extremity radiculopathy (upper radicular group).
- Denied
The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for lumbosacral spine strain, and remanded several other issues related to hip trochanteric pain syndrome, cervical strain, and upper extremity radiculopathy.
- Partly granted
The Board denied a rating greater than 30 percent for the Veteran's cervical strain with degenerative arthritis and intervertebral disc syndrome, but granted a 40 percent rating for left upper extremity radiculopathy and a 30 percent rating for right upper extremity radiculopathy. The claims for service connection for a Parkinson's-like condition, earlier effective dates, and TDIU were denied.
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