The Board has determined that the Veteran does not meet the criteria for service connection for anterior to posterior canal stenosis at C3-C4, status post extensive fusion, right arm disability, and alcohol dependence and alcohol-induced depressed mood.,Service connection is denied for these conditions as they are not shown to have developed in service or be causally related to service.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding that any of the claimed conditions were incurred in or aggravated by service, and there is no medical nexus linking them to service.
- Claimed conditions
- anterior to posterior canal stenosis at C3-C4, status post extensive fusion, arthritis of the cervical spine, right arm disability, to include residuals of CTS, right arm, alcohol dependence and alcohol-induced depressed mood
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 19, 2012
- Citation
- 1210239
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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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