The Board has reopened the claim for service connection and finds that there is sufficient evidence to grant service connection for residuals of a head and neck injury, as it relates to inservice injuries.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current cervical degenerative disc disease with radiculopathy is related to inservice injuries, including a hit in the head by a basketball during service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a head and neck injury
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2010
- Citation
- 1008219
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for another VA orthopedic examination to determine if any current neck/cervical spine disability is related to service, including a 1989 complaint and a 1991 car accident. The Veteran's lay statements and medical records will be considered in this decision.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a head and neck injury, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability related to an in-service injury.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's psychiatric disability did not begin during her military service and is therefore denied. The claim for residuals of a head and neck injury was also denied as there was no evidence to support its connection with service.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's residuals of a head and neck injury did not manifest during service or be causally related to active service, thus denying his claim for service connection.
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