The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for residuals of a neck injury and head injury, finding no new and material evidence to reopen the claim for cervical sprain. The Veteran did not sustain a head injury in service or have disability that may be associated with such an injury.
The deciding factor: There is no credible evidence of a head injury in service and no competent evidence showing (or suggesting) the Veteran has a disability that may be associated with a head injury.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical sprain, head injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 30, 2013
- Citation
- 1324202
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