The Board denied the Veteran's claim to reopen service connection for a cervical spine disorder with cervical radiculopathy, finding that new and material evidence had been submitted but that the condition was not incurred or aggravated by service.
The deciding factor: The examiner found that the Veteran's current cervical spine disorder is less likely than not caused by his service-connected PTSD, as evidenced by the 1994 medical records which were compelling in establishing a separate injury to his neck unrelated to his PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical Spine Disorder, Cervical Radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 14, 2017
- Citation
- 1757820
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