The Board denied service connection for chronic pain and degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine, finding no evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service or any service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The May 2023 VA opinion was highly probative as it provided a clear explanation that the Veteran's fibromyalgia and degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine were not secondary to his service-connected disabilities, and there was no credible evidence linking these conditions to in-service events or service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic pain, degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25104615
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