The Board denied service connection for a cervical spine disorder, finding that the appellant's current condition was not incurred or aggravated by military service and that any pre-existing conditions were not related to his active duty.
The deciding factor: Service records did not show any chronic cervical spine disorders during service. The May 1996 ACDUTRA injury was found to be a temporary aggravation of the appellant's preexisting condition, which he had noted in civilian treatment records from February 1983.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Congenital defect of C5-C6 vertebrae","status":"Primary condition"}, {"condition_name":"Degenerative disc disease of C3-C4 vertebrae","status":"Secondary condition"}, {"condition_name":"Fracture of C6-7","status":"Primary condition"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 22, 2006
- Citation
- 0614923
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What this means for you
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