The Board has determined that the Veteran's cervical spondylosis with myelopathy was not incurred in or aggravated by service, and therefore denied his claim.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran's current cervical spine disorder is related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spondylosis with myelopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2012
- Citation
- 1235843
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's cervical disorder is related to his military service and granted. The claim for a higher rating for PTSD prior to February 26, 2020, remains in appellate status.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed all claims as the appellant (or her authorized representative) withdrew the appeal prior to a decision being made.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded to verify his last date of gainful employment and determine if an extraschedular TDIU was warranted for the period from that date to June 23, 2008.,From July 1, 2009 to September 30, 2011, a TDIU is granted.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for cervical and lumbar spine disabilities, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between his current conditions and military service. The secondary service connection claim for left knee disability-related spinal issues was also denied.
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