The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for neck pain and cervical strain, finding no evidence of an in-service incurrence or a nexus to her service-connected thoracolumbar strain.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence of an in-service incurrence of the current cervical strain and no nexus between the Veteran’s cervical strain and her service-connected thoracolumbar strain.
- Claimed conditions
- neck pain, cervical strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 30, 2019
- Citation
- 19133535
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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