Denied
The Board denied earlier effective dates for the award of service connection and higher ratings for various disabilities, including a neck scar, cervical spine disability, left upper extremity radiculopathy, and eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support an earlier effective date or a higher rating based on the criteria provided by law and regulation.
- Claimed conditions
- scar, status post cervical spine fusion, cervical spine with fusion and stenosis and degenerative arthritis (cervical spine disability), left upper extremity (LUE) radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25090384
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