The Board has granted secondary service connection for cervical radiculopathy of the left and right upper extremities, but denied it for a left and right shoulder disability (other than cervical radiculopathy).
The deciding factor: The Veteran's radiculopathy is as likely as not caused by his service-connected cervical spine disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical radiculopathy of the left upper extremity, Cervical radiculopathy of the right upper extremity, Left shoulder disability (other than cervical radiculopathy), Right shoulder disability (other than cervical radiculopathy)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- September 18, 2018
- Citation
- 18135823
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates for the service connection of cervical radiculopathy of both upper extremities, but denied earlier effective dates for degenerative arthritis and intervertebral disc syndrome of the cervical spine, headaches, and TBI.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 40 percent rating for cervical radiculopathy of the right upper extremity and a 30 percent rating for cervical radiculopathy of the left upper extremity, but denied an increased rating for the cervical spine disability.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for cervical radiculopathy of the left upper extremity was granted effective June 14, 2001. The date entitlement arose is prior to the date of claim.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for cervical spine disorder, right upper extremity radiculopathy, and left upper extremity radiculopathy due to lack of a VA examination. The Veteran contends his current conditions are related to service or his service-connected lumbar spine disorder.
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