The Veteran's claims for cervical spine strain, chronic back pain disorder, and various knee and foot disorders were denied as they are not considered to be related to service. The jaw disability claim was also denied due to lack of evidence linking it to service.
The deciding factor: The medical records do not show any in-service injury or disease that would support a finding of service connection for the claimed conditions, and there is no indication of continuity of symptomatology since service.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine strain, chronic back pain disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 10, 2010
- Citation
- 1017297
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for cervical spine strain, finding the evidence to be in equipoise on whether the condition began during active service or is related to service.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for cervical spine strain, left upper extremity peripheral nerve condition, and right upper extremity peripheral nerve condition.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for cervical spine strain, left and right upper extremity radiculopathy, migraine headaches, and depressive disorder, finding that these conditions are secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development and to ensure proper due process, including adequate requests for service and medical records, and adequate medical examinations based upon an accurate record.
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