The Board has determined that the Veteran's cervical spine degenerative spondylosis is not related to his military service and denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no evidence of a pre-existing condition in service, and concluded that any current cervical spine disability was less likely than not caused by or aggravated by service.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine degenerative spondylosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 25, 2013
- Citation
- 1302925
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for cervical spine degenerative spondylosis and vertigo, including as secondary to the cervical spine. The Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss is not shown to have had its onset during service or be related to his military service.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's cervical spine disability was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service, nor may arthritis be presumed to have been so incurred or aggravated.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has ordered additional development due to the inadequacy of previous VA opinions regarding the Veteran's cervical spine degenerative spondylosis. The examiner should address whether there is clear and unmistakable evidence that the Veteran had a preexisting condition prior to service, if so, whether it was aggravated during service beyond its natural progression.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's cervical spine degenerative spondylosis is being remanded for additional development to determine its relationship to service, including prior motor vehicle accidents and private treatment records.
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