The Board has granted an effective date of June 11, 2012 for the grant of service connection for cervical spine injury and radiculopathy of the right and left upper extremities. The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for her cervical spine injury and radiculopathy of both upper extremities was denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran’s radiculopathy manifested as moderate incomplete paralysis of any nerve or nerve group, which is required for a higher rating than 20 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical spine injury, Radiculopathy of the right upper extremity, Radiculopathy of the left upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- October 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19177038
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- 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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