The Board has determined that the Veteran's cervical spine disability is related to an injury sustained during service and grants service connection for this condition. The Veteran's dental disability, while noted at entry into active duty, was not found to be incurred or aggravated by service due to lack of evidence showing additional pathology developed after 180 days of active service.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the Veteran's cervical spine disability is related to an in-service injury and granted service connection based on direct service connection. The dental disability, while noted at entry into active duty, did not show additional pathology developing after 180 days of service, thus failing to meet the criteria for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine disability (degenerative disc disease), dental disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- June 10, 2009
- Citation
- 0921721
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What this means for you
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