The Board found that there is no competent medical evidence linking any cervical spine disability or the veteran's dizzy spells, loss of balance, and numbness between the shoulders and arms to his military service. The claim was denied as not well grounded.
The deciding factor: There was insufficient competent medical evidence to support a finding that the veteran's current disabilities were related to his military service or service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a cervical spine injury, disability manifested by dizzy spells, loss of balance, and numbness between the shoulders and arms
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 6, 2000
- Citation
- 0009172
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What this means for you
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of residuals of a cervical spine injury due to an inadequate medical opinion.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for compressed vertebrae with residuals, bilateral hearing loss, and loss of balance to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
- Dismissed
The veteran's appeal for compensation due to medical care provided by the VA was dismissed because the veteran withdrew the appeal.
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