The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for cervical spine disorder, left shoulder disorder, and cardiac disorder. The claim of entitlement to a higher initial rating for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine at L4-5 and L5-S1 was also denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support the presence or incurrence of any service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical spine disorder, Left shoulder disorder, Cardiac disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2010
- Citation
- 1040775
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Granted
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