Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision 1124671
The deciding factor: The claims were adjudicated in a February 2002 rating decision, which included granting service connection for bilateral wrist disorder and increased evaluations for cervical radiculopathy/neuropathy (formerly service-connected cervical stenosis). The effective dates of these decisions are December 1, 2002.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral wrist disorder, neck disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- June 29, 2011
- Citation
- 1124671
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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