The Veteran's radiculopathy of the upper extremities is not shown, and his right leg radiculopathy has only mild symptoms. The left leg radiculopathy also has only mild symptoms.,The Veteran does not have a current disability for which he can be granted service connection.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of current upper extremity or lower extremity radiculopathy, and the Veteran's symptoms are minimal in nature.
- Claimed conditions
- Radiculopathy of the upper extremities, Radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve of the right lower extremity, Radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve of the left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 22, 2017
- Citation
- 1705316
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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