The Board found that the veteran's herniated nucleus pulposus of the cervical spine was not incurred in or aggravated by service and is not proximately due to or the result of a service-connected disability. Therefore, the claim for service connection was denied.
The deciding factor: VA examiners' opinions were persuasive that the present cervical spine disorder was not related to service or treatment for a service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- herniated nucleus pulposus of the cervical spine
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 9, 2006
- Citation
- 0617002
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Granted
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