The Veteran's right upper extremity disability, which is his dominant side, has been rated at a 40 percent rating for moderate incomplete paralysis of the lower radicular group. The left upper extremity disability has also been rated at a 40 percent rating for severe incomplete paralysis of the lower radicular group.
The deciding factor: The September 2016 VA examination showed moderate incomplete paralysis in the right lower radicular group and severe incomplete paralysis in the left lower radicular group, both warranting a 40 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 8512 for complete or incomplete paralysis of the lower radicular group.
- Claimed conditions
- Numbness and tingling of the right upper extremity, Numbness and tingling of the left upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- April 28, 2017
- Citation
- 1714079
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