The Board found that the Veteran's cervical spine disability was not incurred or aggravated by service and denied both his claim for service connection and his TDIU claim.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran had arthritis of the cervical spine within one year of separation from active service, nor did it establish an in-service injury or disease resulting in current disability. The Board also found no causal relationship between the Veteran's current cervical spine disability and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical spine disability (degenerative disc disease)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 4, 2017
- Citation
- 1731445
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The Veteran's right hearing loss disability is not supported by the evidence of record.,There is no current diagnosis or treatment for a right hip disability, left hip disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, or cervical spine disability (degenerative disc disease).,The Board finds that service connection for these conditions cannot be granted as there is insufficient evidence to establish the presence of a current disability.
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