The Board found that the Veteran's cervical spine disorder was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and denied his claim.
The deciding factor: VA examination reports did not provide a clear nexus between the current cervical spine disorder and service, including the motor vehicle accident in April 1990.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical spine degenerative disc disease, Cervical arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 13, 2016
- Citation
- 1627918
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- Remanded (sent back)
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