Service connection for radiculopathy affecting the right and left upper and lower extremities has been granted, which is considered a full grant of the benefit sought with respect to peripheral neuropathy.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's radiculopathy was found to be secondary to his service-connected lumbar and cervical strain disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy affecting the right upper extremity, Peripheral neuropathy affecting the left upper extremity, Peripheral neuropathy affecting the right lower extremity, Peripheral neuropathy affecting the left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 1, 2018
- Citation
- 1829773
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for earlier effective dates for service connection of peripheral neuropathy affecting all four extremities, finding no clear and unmistakable error in prior denials and that the earliest possible effective date was June 17, 2018.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) but denied service connection for peripheral neuropathy affecting both lower extremities.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for ratings in excess of 20 percent for peripheral neuropathy affecting both upper extremities as the Appellant's attorney withdrew the appeal.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities, as well as major depressive disorder, all secondary to service-connected cold injury residuals.
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