The Board has determined that there is no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's current head, neck, or upper back disabilities to his military service. Therefore, service connection for these conditions cannot be established.
The deciding factor: There is no probative medical evidence showing a nexus between any of the claimed disabilities and active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- Head Injury, Neck Injury, Upper Back Injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 27, 2004
- Citation
- 0423757
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