The Board finds that the preponderance of evidence is against finding a cervical disorder related to military service or secondary to lumbosacral and right ankle disorders.
The deciding factor: VA examinations and medical records do not support a direct relationship between the veteran's cervical disorder and his military service, nor does there appear to be any link to his already service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 4, 2007
- Citation
- 0731415
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