The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a cervical spine disorder, finding no evidence of chronicity in service or sufficient observation to establish chronicity at the time, and no causal relationship between the current disability and an in-service injury or disease.
The deciding factor: The May 2022 VA examiner opined that the claimed cervical spine disorder was less likely than not incurred in or caused by the claimed in-service injury, event, or illness. The March 2023 VA examiner stated that any injuries that the Veteran suffered while in service were transitory soft tissue injuries and have resolved, and concluded that the Veteran's current diagnosis of cervical spondylosis is due to natural age-related degeneration of the cervical spine.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25019786
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