The veteran's cervical spondylosis is service-connected, but his claims for other conditions are denied.
The deciding factor: Cervical spondylosis was found to be related to the veteran's in-service shrapnel wound injury. Other conditions were not linked to service or service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of frostbite in hands and feet, arthritis in hands and feet, numbness in hands and feet, cervical spondylosis (neck pain), respiratory condition secondary to service-connected paralysis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- April 24, 2006
- Citation
- 0611737
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