The Board has determined that the veteran's spondylosis of the cervical spine was incurred during her period of service and granted service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence clearly indicates that the veteran was treated for cervical spine problems during her period of service, continued treatment after separation, and was subsequently diagnosed with spondylosis of the cervical spine. The Board concluded that to conclude otherwise than that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether spondylosis of the cervical spine was incurred during the veteran's period of service would not withstand Court scrutiny on the basis of the evidence currently of record.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical spine disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- February 14, 2001
- Citation
- 0104632
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What this means for you
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