The Board denied service connection for degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine and fibromyalgia, finding that these conditions were not incurred or aggravated during active duty for training.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show a current disability related to service, and there was no clear link between the claimed conditions and qualifying service.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine, Fibromyalgia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 8, 2001
- Citation
- 0126165
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Partly granted
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