The Board denied service connection for a cervical spine condition, bilateral flat feet, bilateral hand condition, and bilateral wrist condition as not well grounded. The veteran's cervical spine injury is believed to have occurred due to a fall caused by his service-connected scoliosis of the lumbar spine.
The deciding factor: Medical evidence does not support a direct link between the veteran's service-connected scoliosis of the lumbar spine and his cervical spine condition, as no medical professional provided an opinion linking the two conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical Spine Condition, Bilateral Flat Feet, Bilateral Hand Condition, Bilateral Wrist Condition
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 9, 2001
- Citation
- 0120449
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to new and relevant evidence received, including VA examinations and opinions that tend to prove or disprove the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder. The cervical spine condition is denied as there was no in-service onset or chronicity.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, except for remanding certain service connection claims.
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