The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for residuals of a head injury, but denied the claim as there is no evidence to support that the current spinal arthritis is related to the in-service head injury.
The deciding factor: VA medical opinion stated that appellant's current spinal arthritis is more likely due to normal aging process rather than an injury sustained 40 years prior.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a head injury, arthritis of the cervical and lumbar spines
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 30, 2001
- Citation
- 0114991
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What this means for you
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- Dismissed
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- Denied
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- Dismissed
The appeal has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
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