The Board has determined that the Veteran's arthritis of the neck was not incurred in or aggravated by his military service and may not be presumed. Additionally, it is not proximately due to, nor is the result of, his service-connected right foot injury with limitation of motion and arthritis.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no medical evidence linking the Veteran's current arthritis of the neck to his military service or service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis of the neck
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 5, 2010
- Citation
- 1005457
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- Partly granted
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- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection of the Veteran's claimed neck disability is dismissed as it pertains to a separate appeal.
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