The Veteran's claims for service connection of cervical and thoracolumbar spine injuries, as well as an increased rating for residuals of fracture of the right patella with arthritis, were denied. The Board found no evidence of in-service injury or onset within one year of separation from service.
The deciding factor: No medical examination or opinion was obtained regarding the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for a cervical or thoracic spine injury, and there is not an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence supporting these claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical spine injury, Thoracolumbar spine injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 23, 2024
- Citation
- A24027343
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