The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for cervical spondylosis, finding that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen the claim. The Veteran was also denied service connection for left ear hearing loss and right hand degenerative joint disease.,The Veteran is already service-connected for residual scar, status post excision of growth of the neck, but no other cervical spine scars have been established.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish a new and material basis to reopen the claim for service connection for cervical spondylosis.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical Spondylosis, Left Ear Hearing Loss, Right Hand Degenerative Joint Disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 7, 2017
- Citation
- 1731792
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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