The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for arthritis of the cervical spine, a pinched nerve of the cervical spine, and myofascial pain syndrome, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his period of active duty or any service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not establish a link between the Veteran's current diagnoses and his military service or any service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis of the cervical spine, pinched nerve of the cervical spine, myofascial pain syndrome
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 16, 2012
- Citation
- 1217523
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