The Veteran is granted a 30 percent rating for sensory neuropathy in the left upper extremity effective September 16, 2004. The condition was previously rated as 20 percent prior to this date.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows that the Veteran's sensory neuropathy in the left upper extremity warranted a 30 percent rating since September 16, 2004.
- Claimed conditions
- sensory neuropathy, left arm dysthesia (dissatisfaction or abnormal sensation)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- December 10, 2014
- Citation
- 1454537
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