The Board found that the veteran's current spine disabilities did not manifest during his period of active service and are not related to any incident therein. The claim for service connection was denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not establish a nexus between the veteran's current spine disabilities and his period of active service or any incident therein.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative arthritis and disc disease of the lumbar spine, cervical arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2006
- Citation
- 0632232
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What this means for you
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
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