The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a cervical neck disability, finding that there is no evidence of a nexus between his current condition and his military service or any service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions provided by VA examiners did not find a link between the Veteran’s current cervical neck disability and his military service or any service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical neck disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 18, 2021
- Citation
- 21015859
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