Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a cervical spine disability as secondary to a lumbar spine disability on a secondary aggravation basis, but remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for a cervical spine disability on a basis other than secondary aggravation.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's cervical spine disability was found to be aggravated by his service-connected lumbar spine disability based on medical evidence and opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis with spinal fusion and cervical spondylosis (cervical spine disability)
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25088358
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