The Board has granted an effective date of April 6, 2018 for the award of service connection for cervical spine degenerative arthritis with spinal stenosis.
The deciding factor: The claim was continuously pursued by the Veteran and the earliest date of receipt of a formal or informal claim is considered the filing date.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine degenerative arthritis with spinal stenosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- April 24, 2026
- Citation
- A26038573
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for cervical spine degenerative arthritis with spinal stenosis, finding that the evidence is in approximate balance as to whether his neck disability was caused by or related to service.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of November 19, 2007, for the grant of service connection for cervical spine degenerative arthritis with spinal stenosis and major depressive disorder associated with cervical spine degenerative arthritis.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a neck disability as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, and remanded claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates.
- Denied
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