The Board found that the Veteran did not have a cervical spine disability during service and denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed no chronic disease of the cervical spine during service, and the Veteran was not credible in asserting ongoing symptoms since service.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spondylosis without myelopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 15, 2013
- Citation
- 1322531
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