The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a pinched nerve with cervical spurs, finding that there was no competent medical evidence establishing a causal relationship between his current disability and his in-service injury.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence of record establishing a causal relationship, or nexus, between the appellant's cervical spine disability and/or carpal tunnel syndrome and his active service.
- Claimed conditions
- pinched nerve, cervical spurs
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 1, 2000
- Citation
- 0020180
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- Denied
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