The Board has determined that the Veteran's cervical spine disability is not incurred in or aggravated by his active duty service and is not caused or aggravated by his service-connected lumbar spine disability.
The deciding factor: VA examiners found no evidence of a chronic disease at the time of service, and concluded that the Veteran's current cervical spine disability is less likely due to his active duty service or service-connected lumbar spine disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical Spine Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 2, 2018
- Citation
- 1800027
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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