The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for cervical spine radiculopathy, finding that there was no current disability and insufficient evidence to establish a causal relationship between the claimed condition and service or any incident therein.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners did not find a diagnosed disorder of cervical spine radiculopathy or related symptoms causing impairment in earning capacity during the pendency of the claim period, and their opinions were based on an accurate characterization of the evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 9, 2022
- Citation
- 22013403
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