The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a syringomyelia associated with a spinal cord tumor. The evidence received since the November 2004 rating decision is new and material, raising a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions indicate that the Veteran's syringomyelia was caused by a motor vehicle accident during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Syringomyelia, Spinal Cord Tumor
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- May 6, 2014
- Citation
- 1420299
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder and an earlier effective date, and remanded claims for service connection for cervical spondylitis and syringomyelia.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for residuals of surgical removal of a spinal cord tumor, including incomplete paraplegia of the lower extremities, finding that the current back disabilities are not related to service.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's cervical spine disability, including stenosis of the cervical spine, was incurred in service and grants entitlement to service connection.
- Denied
The Veteran's TBI prior to October 23, 2008 is manifested by purely subjective complaints such as headaches and weakness associated with syringomyelia. No objective neurological deficits or diagnoses have been established.
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