The Board has determined that the veteran does not have cervical spinal stenosis that is attributable to military service or caused by a service-connected disability, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: There was no medical evidence linking the veteran's current cervical spine stenosis to his service-connected shell fragment wound and scars of the neck.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spinal stenosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 3, 2006
- Citation
- 0623189
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Decisions by this judge: 1,458 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for cervical spinal stenosis, right upper extremity cervical radiculopathy, and left upper extremity cervical radiculopathy due to new relevant evidence submitted by the Veteran.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's lower back pain and neck condition are granted as service-connected, with the Board finding that his current conditions were caused by his military service.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal for obstructive sleep apnea due to a procedural issue, and remanded the cervical spinal stenosis claim.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's asthma symptoms are most approximate to her current 30 percent disability rating, and the appeal for a higher rating is denied. The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of bronchitis or service connection for cervical spine disabilities.
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