Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a neck condition, including degenerative disc disease, as the evidence did not support a finding that her current condition was related to an in-service injury or event.
The deciding factor: The October 2024 VA opinion found that the Veteran's degenerative disc disease was less likely than not caused by the September 2010 MVA due to the lack of evidence indicating she was disabled or incapacitated at the time of the incident, which is inconsistent with an acute injury causing such a condition.
- Claimed conditions
- neck condition, including degenerative disc disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 10, 2025
- Citation
- 25001947
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