The Veteran's cervical spine injuries and paraplegia are related to his service-connected back condition, and the Board has granted service connection for these conditions as secondary.
The deciding factor: The VA medical examinations and private nexus opinions supported that the Veteran's cervical spine and paraplegia conditions were due to his service-connected back condition.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine injuries, paraplegia
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 21, 2022
- Citation
- A22025990
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What this means for you
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