The Board has determined that the veteran does not have current residuals of a neck injury and there is no medical evidence linking any current cervical disability to military service, including an in-service fall. The claim for service connection for residuals of a neck injury is therefore denied.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence showing a current cervical disability or linking it to the veteran's military service, including the documented in-service injury.
- Claimed conditions
- neck injury, headache disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 27, 2000
- Citation
- 0011113
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What this means for you
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