The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a cervical spine condition on a direct basis, finding that there was no evidence of an in-service injury or event and insufficient medical opinion to establish a nexus between his current disability and service.
The deciding factor: There is no documented neck injury during service, and the medical opinions provided do not establish a clear link between the Veteran's current cervical spine condition and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical Spine Condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 11, 2015
- Citation
- 1506228
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