The Board found that the veteran's current cervical spine conditions were not incurred in or aggravated by service and denied his claim.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded it was more likely than not that the veteran's cervical spine condition was related to some etiology other than active military duty, given the lack of a chronic condition during service and no evidence of long-term disability until many years after service.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spondylosis with myelopathy, degenerative disk disease (DDD), post-fusion residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 10, 2005
- Citation
- 0512674
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's residuals of herniated disk of the lumbar spine, including degenerative disk disease and lower left extremity radiculopathy, finding that these conditions are due to his in-service heavy lifting.
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