The Veteran's upper extremity radiculopathy due to cervical spine disorder has been rated based on the severity of symptoms prior to and after June 21, 2013. Prior to that date, he was granted a 10 percent evaluation for each affected upper extremity. After June 21, 2013, his ratings were increased to 20 percent.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms have changed from mild sensory deficit prior to June 21, 2013 to moderate neurological impairment after that date.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis, cervical spine, Neurological impairment of the right upper extremity as due to a cervical spine disorder, Neurological impairment of the left upper extremity as due to a cervical spine disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2013
- Citation
- 1339795
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a new medical opinion to address whether the Veteran's degenerative arthritis, cervical spine was aggravated by his service-connected degenerative disc disease lumbar spine.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for degenerative arthritis, cervical spine as there is no evidence of a current disability that began during or was caused by military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, in combination, precluded her from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment since June 8, 2019.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for evaluation of service-connected cervical and thoracolumbar spine disabilities due to changes in symptoms since the last VA examination, including new seizures related to the conditions.
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