The veteran's post-operative residuals of cervical stenosis, right hand injury, and left hand injury are not due to disease or injury that was incurred in or aggravated by active duty.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show a connection between the veteran's claimed conditions and his period of service, as the first evidence of any issues with his neck or hands is many years after service, and the VA doctor attributed the cervical stenosis to a fall in 2002.
- Claimed conditions
- post-operative residuals of cervical stenosis, right hand injury, left hand injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 10, 2008
- Citation
- 0811918
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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