The Board has determined that the veteran does not have residuals of a neck injury or arthritis of the cervical spine that may be attributed to his active service.
The deciding factor: There is no competent evidence linking the current neck disability (degenerative joint disease) to the veteran's military service, including any purported in-service neck surgery and mass removal.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals, neck injury, arthritis of the cervical spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 1, 2006
- Citation
- 0602829
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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