The Board has determined that the veteran's headaches with light sensitivity and degenerative disc disease and degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine were not incurred in or aggravated by service.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of a direct relationship between the veteran's symptoms and his period of service, including an in-service head injury. The Board found that the veteran did not exhibit symptoms of arthritis within one year of his discharge, and there was no medical evidence indicating a connection to the in-service head injury.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease and degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine, Headaches with light sensitivity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 2, 2006
- Citation
- 0623083
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Decisions by this judge: 2,776 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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Related decisions
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's cervical spine disability, including degenerative disc disease and degenerative joint disease, is found to be related to his active service.,His right upper extremity numbness and left upper extremity numbness are both determined to be secondary to his now service-connected cervical spine disability.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for degenerative disc disease and degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine, but remanded claims for left and right hip conditions.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and service connection, except for tinnitus which was granted.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's cervical spine disability was denied a higher rating as it did not meet the criteria for an increased rating. The right hip degenerative joint disease with bursitis also failed to warrant a higher rating.
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