The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for degenerative disc disease (DDD) of the cervical spine with C-7 radiculopathy, both as an original claim and as secondary to a service-connected injury to the right scapula.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the veteran's current DDD of the cervical spine was related to his active service or caused by the service-connected residuals of an injury to the right scapula.
- Claimed conditions
- DDD of the cervical spine with C-7 radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 22, 2008
- Citation
- 0813171
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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