The Board denied reopening of service connection for DDD and spondylosis of the cervical spine, as well as denial of service connection for a bilateral eye disability. The claim for hepatitis C is pending due to remand.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was not received to reopen service connection for DDD and spondylosis of the cervical spine.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease (DDD) and spondylosis of the cervical spine, Bilateral eye disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 25, 2013
- Citation
- 1302829
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