The Board denied service connection for cervical DDD, finding that the current condition is not etiologically related to service.,The Board also denied service connection for a painful joint disorder, as there was no separate disability found and the Veteran's symptoms were already compensated or separately appealed.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support a direct link between the current cervical DDD and service. The VA examiner explained that previous healed neck injuries are not known to cause cervical DDD.,There was no separate painful joint disorder found, as the Veteran's symptoms were already compensated or separately appealed.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical degenerative disc disease (DDD), Painful joint disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 15, 2023
- Citation
- 23045100
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