The veteran's cervical spine injury is not related to service, and his thoracic and lumbar spine disabilities are denied.
The deciding factor: There was no in-service complaint or diagnosis of a cervical spine injury. The veteran's current cervical spine disability is attributed to a post-service accident.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine injury, thoracic and lumbar spine disabilities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 8, 2006
- Citation
- 0634516
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to issues related to his character of discharge from service and the remaining service connection claims are also remanded as 'inextricably linked together' with the character of discharge issue.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for cervical spine injury, degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, left knee condition, right knee condition, left foot condition (to include pes planus, plantar spurs, and fasciitis), right foot condition (to include pes planus, plantar spurs, and fasciitis), cervical radiculopathy of the left upper extremity, bilateral sciatic neuropathy, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include anxiety and PTSD).
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the Veteran's failure to appear for a VA examination. The Veteran will be given another opportunity to attend a VA examination to evaluate his cervical spine injury.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU are remanded due to inadequate VA examinations. Additional development is needed, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a new examination.
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