The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's cervical spine disability, radiculopathy of upper and lower extremities, and peripheral neuropathy. The case is remanded to address effective dates prior to September 23, 2002.
The deciding factor: The Board did not provide sufficient reasons for its determinations regarding effective dates and functional impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic neck strain with posttraumatic degenerative changes including fusion of C2-3 with limitation of motion, radiculopathy of the upper right extremity, radiculopathy of the upper left extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the lower right extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the lower left extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 19, 2014
- Citation
- 1407105
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- Granted
The Veteran's hypertension was granted service connection. The issues of diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, cornea scar, and left ankle disability are remanded for further development.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for increased ratings of peripheral neuropathy and diabetes mellitus due to his withdrawal of these claims in a November 2019 letter.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and cervical spine disabilities, as well as secondary service connection for radiculopathy of the upper left and right extremities. The claims for residuals of a tonsillectomy (secondary to OSA) and degenerative arthritis of the shoulders are remanded.
- Granted
The Veteran's sleep apnea, diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy of the upper right extremity, lower left extremity, upper left extremity, and lower right extremity are all found to be due to his service-connected disabilities. The hypertension claim is denied as there is no current diagnosis of hypertension during the pendency of the claim or recent to its filing.,The Veteran's migraine headaches are determined to be related to his military service.
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