The Veteran's service connection for left upper radiculopathy is granted, effective May 1, 1997.
The deciding factor: The Veteran had documented left upper extremity radicular symptoms during active service and the condition was not contemplated when he was initially granted service connection for his cervical spine disc herniation in July 1997. The Board found that the correct effective date should be May 1, 1997.
- Claimed conditions
- left upper radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- October 17, 2019
- Citation
- A19002017
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
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