The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for cervical spondylotic myelopathy and a back injury with foot drop, finding no evidence of an in-service injury or a nexus to service.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing an in-service injury or a link between current disabilities and service.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spondylotic myelopathy, back injury with foot drop
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2007
- Citation
- 0739760
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What this means for you
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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: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates as freestanding claims, which are not permissible under VA regulations.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including obtaining additional medical opinions and verifying treatment records. The issues of compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151, eligibility for financial assistance in the purchase of one automobile or other conveyance and/or automobile adaptive equipment, and TDIU are also remanded due to their interrelation with the 38 U.S.C. § 1151 issue.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals seeking to reopen the issues of entitlement to service connection for bilateral knee disability and extreme fallen arches of the feet have been dismissed.,The Veteran's appeals concerning his acquired psychiatric disorder, cervical spondylotic myelopathy, TDIU, and eligibility for financial assistance in the purchase of one automobile or other conveyance and/or automobile adaptive equipment are remanded.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for right upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome and cervical spondylotic myelopathy was denied in a February 2014 rating decision. The Board found that the evidence did not show his CTS was related to his service-connected right shoulder disability or that the disability was incurred during service. The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date is denied as there was no prior claim of service connection for his right upper extremity CTS.
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