The Board has determined that the veteran's current C5 radiculopathy, which is a result of an injury in service, was incurred during active duty and grants service connection for this disability.
The deciding factor: The May 1999 private medical report established a nexus between the current C5 radiculopathy and an old injury from service.
- Claimed conditions
- C5 radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 13, 2002
- Citation
- 0209794
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