The Board found that the veteran's cervical spine disability, including incomplete quadriplegia, is not causally or etiologically related to his service-connected bilateral knee tendonitis and thus denied the claim.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that the veteran's right knee giving way contributed to his fall from the tree, nor was there any objective medical evidence of pre-existing instability in either knee prior to the accident.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine injury, incomplete quadriplegia
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2006
- Citation
- 0636068
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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: Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for his cervical spine injury, finding that it is related to an in-service injury and resolving any doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as they have withdrawn the appeal seeking increased ratings and service connection for various conditions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for cervical spine injury, left upper extremity neuropathy, and right upper extremity neuropathy secondary to cervical spine injury due to insufficient evidence in the record. The Veteran's private treatment records have not been obtained.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection of a cervical spine injury was dismissed as he did not clearly indicate an intent to pursue this issue prior to the submission of his VA Form 9.
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