The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a diagnosed condition of radiculopathy in either upper extremity, and thus cannot establish service connection for this disability.
The deciding factor: There is no competent evidence showing a current diagnosis of radiculopathy in either upper extremity.
- Claimed conditions
- radiculopathy of bilateral upper extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 9, 2019
- Citation
- A19001847
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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