The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for cervical spine disability, finding that there was no evidence of a chronic condition present during service and insufficient continuity of symptomatology after service to establish service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran’s current cervical spine disabilities were less likely than not incurred in or caused by his in-service injury due to lack of early diagnosis and progression of degenerative joint disease.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical Spine Arthritis, Intervertebral Disc Disease (IVDS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2021
- Citation
- 21004998
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