The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for cervical spine and low back disabilities, finding no evidence of such conditions during or within one year after service. The Board also found that any current disabilities are not related to service or a service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: Service treatment records did not document any complaints, diagnoses, or treatment for cervical spine or low back disabilities. Post-service medical records show the Veteran's first documented symptoms of these conditions in 2010 and 2017, respectively, which is more than two decades after separation from service.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical spine disability, Low back disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- June 6, 2019
- Citation
- 19143252
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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