The Veteran's lumbosacral spine disability has been granted a 20 percent rating. The Veteran's TDIU claim is also granted. The Veteran's claims for service connection of radiculopathy of the right upper extremity, left upper extremity, and dizziness and reduced equilibrium have all been withdrawn.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's lumbosacral spine disability resulted in an abnormal spinal contour due to scoliosis, which meets the criteria for a 20 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 5237. The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted as his combined service-connected disabilities meet the schedular requirements.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis of the lumbosacral spine, Radiculopathy of the right upper extremity, Radiculopathy of the left upper extremity, Dizziness and reduced equilibrium with short blackouts
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- August 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19160668
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims that five prior rating decisions were products of clear and unmistakable error. The Board found that the Veteran's arguments constituted disagreements with how the Agency of Original Jurisdiction weighed evidence in final prior decisions, which cannot rise to the level of valid CUE claims.
- Granted
The Board granted a 30 percent rating for the service-connected left upper extremity radiculopathy, effective from August 3, 2023.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of September 20, 2022 for the assignment of service connection and a disability rating of 20 percent for radiculopathy of the right upper extremity from September 20, 2022 to March 20, 2024.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for the veteran's claimed conditions, including iliotibial band syndrome of the left knee, a cervical spine disability, radiculopathy of the right and left upper extremities, alopecia totalis, a right hip disability, a left hip disability, a right elbow disability, a right shoulder disability, and a left shoulder disability.
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