The Board granted service connection for chronic cervical strain, finding that the Veteran's pre-existing neck pain clearly and unmistakably existed prior to his active duty but was not aggravated by service. Service connection for scoliosis was denied as there is no evidence of its onset during a period of ACDUTRA or active duty.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the Veteran's cervical strain preexisted service, with aggravation due to an in-service motor vehicle accident, and thus granted service connection. Scoliosis was not shown to have been incurred or aggravated by service.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical Strain, Scoliosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 16, 2020
- Citation
- 20026237
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