The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed neck/cervical spine disability was not incurred in or aggravated by military service and denied his claim.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of a chronic neck/cervical spine disability during service, and there is insufficient continuity of symptomatology to establish a nexus between current disability and service.
- Claimed conditions
- neck/cervical spine disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2007
- Citation
- 0731107
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a neck/cervical spine disability, finding that his current condition is at least as likely as not related to active duty service.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for neck/cervical spine disability, finding that there is not sufficient evidence to establish a link between his current condition and his military service.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left ankle disability, bilateral upper extremity radiculopathy, and neck/cervical spine disabilities based on evidence in approximate balance showing a causal relationship between these conditions and his active duty service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection of multiple joint pain and disabilities to correct an error by the AOJ, satisfy its duty to assist under 38 U.S.C. § 5103A, and obtain additional VA examinations and medical nexus opinions.
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