The Board has denied service connection for the Veteran's neck disability, bilateral upper extremities disabilities, myalgia, and myofascial pain due to lack of a nexus between these conditions and her active-duty service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran's current neck disability was less likely related to her truck driving duties in service and more likely due to age-related wear and tear. The Board also noted conflicting evidence regarding the onset of her neck pain, which made her testimony about continuity of symptomatology not credible.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spondylolysis (neck disability), myalgia, myofascial pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2025
- Citation
- 25000590
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,934 · Granted: 41% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Read the original VA decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 25000590.
What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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