Dismissed
The appeal for service connection of cervical spine degenerative arthritis with IVDS was dismissed due to a claims processing defect.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not submit the claim on the proper form, leading to a dismissal based on procedural errors.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine degenerative arthritis with intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25006723
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