The Board denied service connection for cervical spine stenosis, status post-discectomy and thoracic spondylosis with ankylosing spondylitis as there was no evidence of in-service incurrence or a causal relationship to active service.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not persuasively show that the Veteran's current cervical spine disorder had onset during his active service, nor was there any credible evidence linking it to an event in service. Similarly, while the Veteran experienced back pain in service, the current thoracic spondylosis with ankylosing spondylitis was found to be age-related and not causally connected to the in-service strain.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine stenosis, status post-discectomy, thoracic spondylosis with ankylosing spondylitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25027849
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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