The Board denied service connection for residuals of right clavicle injury and residuals of neck injury, finding no evidence linking these conditions to the veteran's active service.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's current cervical spine disorder or right clavicle disorder to his period of military service. The claims file lacks any evidence of complaints or treatment for these conditions prior to 2000, and the veteran reported having no symptoms until 2002 or 2003.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of right clavicle injury, residuals of neck injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 1, 2008
- Citation
- 0814364
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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