The veteran's appeal involves two separate claims for benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151, one for left ulnar neuropathy and the other for a pinched nerve at C6-7-8 with radiculopathy. The appeals are considered mixed as some issues were granted while others were denied.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claims involve separate benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151, one for left ulnar neuropathy and the other for a pinched nerve at C6-7-8 with radiculopathy. The appeals are considered mixed as some issues were granted while others were denied.
- Claimed conditions
- left ulnar neuropathy, pinched nerve at C 6-7-8 with radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 2, 2003
- Citation
- 0310906
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,555 · Granted: 19% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted an increased rating of 20 percent for left ulnar neuropathy, finding that the Veteran's condition more nearly approximated moderate incomplete paralysis.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a disability evaluation of 40 percent for left ulnar neuropathy prior to September 11, 2025, and denied an evaluation in excess of 40 percent.
- Granted
The Board granted an initial rating of 30 percent for left ulnar neuropathy, but no greater.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for right and left ulnar neuropathy, finding that the evidence does not support a causal relationship between these conditions and either in-service injury or a service-connected disability.
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