The Board has determined that the veteran is entitled to service connection for residuals of an injury to her cervical spine, including headaches. The evidence supports a finding that these conditions are due to her fall while on active duty in June 1987.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the veteran's soft tissue injury was related to her fall during active duty and that her degenerative cervical disc disease was aggravated by this incident.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of an injury to the cervical spine, degenerative disc disease and to include headaches
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 8, 2002
- Citation
- 0209476
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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