The Board has denied the veteran's claims of service connection for cervical stenosis, spondylitic disease C6-7, left arm and hand numbness as secondary to the claimed cervical stenosis, and a right knee bone spur. The evidence does not support these claims.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found no medical evidence linking the veteran's current conditions to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical stenosis, left arm and hand numbness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 28, 2006
- Citation
- 0627146
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for cervical stenosis, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran based on his reports of continued pain since service and the absence of post-service injuries.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection for cervical stenosis and right upper extremity radiculopathy, as the earliest claim was filed on September 15, 2021.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has granted service connection for cervical stenosis. The claims for left shoulder strain and right shoulder strain are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a cervical spine disorder, finding that the Veteran's current diagnoses of arthritis of the cervical spine, cervical stenosis, discogenic spondylosis at C5-6, and hypomobility in the lower cervical spine did not have their onset during active military service or are otherwise related to an in-service injury.
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