The Board denied service connection for residuals of a neck injury and residuals of a syncopal episode as there was no evidence showing that the Veteran's current conditions were related to his active military service.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence linking the Veteran's current conditions to his time in service, and the first evidence of these conditions occurred many years after his separation from service.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of a neck injury, Residuals of a syncopal episode
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 10, 2009
- Citation
- 0904869
What this means for you
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