The Board found that the Veteran's cervical spine disability was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and may not be presumed to have been so incurred.
The deciding factor: Medical evidence did not establish a link between the Veteran's current cervical spine disability and her service, including an undocumented motor vehicle accident in service.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disease of the cervical spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2011
- Citation
- 1146173
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- Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of October 4, 2006, for the award of service connection for degenerative disease of the cervical spine.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his cervical spine disability prior to July 21, 2014 was denied as the evidence did not show unfavorable ankylosis of the entire cervical spine.
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