The Board found that the veteran's injuries were not incurred in or aggravated by service, and denied his claims for service connection.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence showing that the veteran sustained a cervical or lumbar injury during his period of ACDUTRA from May 11, 1979, to August 9, 1979. The Board also found that there was insufficient evidence to establish service connection for the disabilities based on direct causation.
- Claimed conditions
- disability of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine, residuals of a broken neck, bilateral shoulder condition, scar of the neck
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 11, 2006
- Citation
- 0628302
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