The Board found that the Veteran's neck disorder, including cervical spine degenerative disc disease, was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service and could not be presumed to be due to an undiagnosed illness. The Board also determined that it was not proximately caused or aggravated by a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no evidence of a neck injury during service and concluded that the current cervical spine degenerative disc disease is not related to the service-connected lumbar spine disability.
- Claimed conditions
- neck disorder, cervical spine degenerative disc disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 16, 2011
- Citation
- 1110573
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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