The Board granted service connection for cervical spine DDD, stenosis, HNP, spondylarthritis, and radiculitis as these conditions were caused by the Veteran's in-service exposure to whiplash from small boats in high waves.
The deciding factor: The medical opinion provided a link between the Veteran’s in-service exposure to whiplash and his current cervical spine disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine degenerative disc disease (DDD), stenosis, herniated nucleus pulposus (HNP), spondylarthritis, radiculitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 5, 2018
- Citation
- 18116359
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What this means for you
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