Granted
The Board granted a 20 percent rating for thoracic spondylosis prior to November 29, 2023.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's combined range of motion of the cervical spine was not greater than 170 degrees, which warranted a 20 percent rating under the applicable criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- thoracic spondylosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- October 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25086729
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