The Board found that the veteran's paraplegia was not incurred in or aggravated by service and is not proximately due to a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: A VA neurologist concluded that the veteran's paraplegia is due to spinocerebellar degeneration, which is not related to service and has not been caused or aggravated by his service-connected low back disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- paraplegia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2006
- Citation
- 0600376
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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