BVA Case 24019477: Cervical
BVAReal Board of Veterans' Appeals decision · May 8, 2024 · GAYLE STROMMEN
Conditions Claimed
Official 2026 VA monthly compensation, including the 2.8% COLA increase.
Dependent add-ons start at a 30% rating. Child-only and dependent-parent rates: see the full 2026 pay chart.
2026 base rates, all ratings (veteran alone)
| Rating | Monthly (2026, incl. 2.8% COLA) |
|---|---|
| 10% | $180.42 |
| 20% | $356.66 |
| 30% | $552.47 |
| 40% | $795.84 |
| 50% | $1,132.90 |
| 60% | $1,435.02 |
| 70% | $1,808.45 |
| 80% | $2,102.15 |
| 90% | $2,362.30 |
| 100% | $3,938.58 |
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Issues on Appeal
CervicalSleep ApneaHipSkinEye
Why It Was Decided This Way
19-15 919A DATE: May 8, 2024 ORDER New and material evidence has been received to reopen the previously denied claim of entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea, and the claim is reopened.
New and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim for service connection for sleep apnea.
Duties to Notify and Assist Neither the Veteran nor his representative has raised any issues with the duty to notify or duty to assist.
2016) (applying Scott to a duty to assist argument).
New and Material Evidence to Reopen Service Connection In general, rating decisions and Board decisions that are not timely appealed are final.
If new and material evidence is presented or secured with respect to a claim that has been finally disallowed, the claim shall be reopened and reviewed.
156, a claimant may reopen a finally adjudicated claim by submitting new and material evidence.
New and material evidence can be neither cumulative nor redundant of the evidence of record at the time of the last prior final denial of the claim sought to be reopened, and must raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.
Authorities Cited
Regulations Cited (38 CFR / 38 USC)
Denial Type
Credibility|No Nexus|Not New Material|Duty To Assist
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