The Board found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a cervical spine disability, as none of the provided evidence related to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim. The Veteran's current cervical spine disability was conceded by the RO but deemed unrelated to military service.
The deciding factor: The new and material evidence did not address whether the Veteran's current cervical spine disability was related to his military service, as required for reopening of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical strain, cervical spondyloarthrosis, degenerative disc disease at C5-C6 level
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 15, 2011
- Citation
- 1110186
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What this means for you
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for migraine headaches and cervical strain due to a duty to assist error. The AOJ failed to obtain VA medical opinions addressing the etiology of these disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for service connection of chronic neck pain and cervical strain, finding that the Veteran did not file a claim for these conditions until June 28, 2013.
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