The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed head injury with residual of occipital pain and thoracolumbar arthritis are not service-connected. The Board found no evidence linking these conditions to active duty or a service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing a direct link between the veteran's current diagnoses and her military service, including any claimed head injury in 1986 and back injuries during active duty for training (ADT) and ADT-related activities.
- Claimed conditions
- head injury with residual of occipital pain, thoracolumbar arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2006
- Citation
- 0639464
Veterans Law Judge
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