The Veteran's claim for an effective date of May 5, 2003, for left cervical radiculopathy is granted. The claim for a higher rating for right cervical radiculopathy prior to September 10, 2009, is denied.
The deciding factor: The RO determined that the Veteran raised his claims on May 5, 2003, and September 10, 2009, respectively. The effective date for left cervical radiculopathy was granted based on when he first raised the claim. For right cervical radiculopathy, the effective date is set to the date it was determined that the Veteran raised his claim.
- Claimed conditions
- left cervical radiculopathy, right cervical radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- August 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19162776
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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.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board denied or dismissed the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates, higher ratings, and service connection for various conditions, with some grants of earlier effective dates and initial ratings.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for left cervical radiculopathy, bilateral hearing loss, and a compensable rating for Hashimoto thyroiditis. The Veteran's asthma, non-allergic rhinitis, and right shoulder scars were rated as initially granted or denied based on the evidence of record.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for cervical spine intervertebral disc syndrome and associated left and right cervical radiculopathy, but remanded claims related to a disability rating for chronic lumbosacral strain and bilateral ankle conditions.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for right and left cervical radiculopathy as secondary to the Veteran's back disability, but remanded claims for cervical strain and left knee strain.
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