The Veteran's neck and back injuries, including dizziness, sleep problems, and numbness in the extremities, are considered to be service-connected based on direct evidence of injury during active duty.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no evidence of a pre-existing condition or any other factor that would prevent a finding of service connection for the Veteran's neck and back injuries.
- Claimed conditions
- neck injuries, back injuries
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- November 7, 2013
- Citation
- 1336344
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