The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a spinal cord injury, finding that there is no evidence showing such condition manifested during or within one year after service and not related to his military service.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing a current diagnosis of residuals of a spinal cord injury related to service. The Veteran's service treatment records do not document any injury or disease, and the VA examiners found that the condition was less likely caused by an in-service motor vehicle accident.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a spinal cord injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 25, 2023
- Citation
- 23023903
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