The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed conditions, primary cerebellar degeneration and cervical spine condition, were not incurred or aggravated by service. The evidence does not support a finding of service connection for these disabilities.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence linking the current disabilities to service, including any inservice injury or disease.
- Claimed conditions
- Primary Cerebellar Degeneration, Cervical Spine Condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2006
- Citation
- 0638551
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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