The Board has determined that the veteran's current cervical arthritis/disc disease is not related to his service, including any falls in service. The claim for service connection is denied.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's current cervical spine disability to his service, specifically noting that there were no injuries or issues with the neck during service and that the VA examiner found it impossible to state a nexus without speculation.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical arthritis, disc disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 22, 2006
- Citation
- 0636408
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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