The Board has determined that the veteran's degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine with radiculopathy was not incurred in or aggravated by service.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence of degenerative disc disease during service, and the preponderance of the evidence does not establish a nexus between service and the current condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine with radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 12, 2007
- Citation
- 0707213
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding the Veteran's cervical spine disorder and radiculopathy. The case will be returned for further adjudication.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's cervical spine disorder is related to his in-service fall, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and conducting a VA examination to assess the current severity of his cervical spine disability.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his cervical spine disability is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his condition.
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