The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for neck/cervical and mid-back/thoracic spine disorders, finding no persuasive medical nexus evidence linking these conditions to her military service.
The deciding factor: There was no persuasive medical nexus evidence of record indicating or otherwise suggesting that the veteran's cervical spine/neck disorder or mid-back/thoracic spine disorder were incurred during or as a result of her military service.
- Claimed conditions
- neck/cervical spine disorder, mid-back/thoracic spine disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 27, 2006
- Citation
- 0618866
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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