Service connection for a cervical spine disability, diagnosed as degenerative arthritis is granted. An initial rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected left hip strain, limitation of extension is denied. Entitlement to psychiatric disorder (borderline personality disorder, including PTSD, generalized anxiety disorder, and major depressive disorder) is remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's cervical spine disability was found to be related to her in-service symptoms and continued since separation from service.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical spine disability (degenerative arthritis), Left hip strain, limitation of extension, Psychiatric disorder (borderline personality disorder, including PTSD, generalized anxiety disorder, and major depressive disorder)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 6, 2026
- Citation
- A26020645
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Related decisions
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- Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of June 22, 2021 for the grant of service connection for PTSD to include persistent depressive disorder, with anxious distress, mild; and denied earlier effective dates for other claims.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for GERD and hemorrhoids with bleeding colon polyps, headaches with blurred vision, thoracic cervicalgia, as well as initial ratings for right and left hip strains and chronic kidney disease due to insufficient evidence of current disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional VA medical evidence is needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims, and therefore, these matters are being remanded for further action.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for cervical spine, lumbar spine, left knee, and left shoulder disabilities, as well as bilateral hip replacement. The Veteran's right upper extremity and lower extremity radiculopathies are also found to be related to his service-connected conditions.
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