The Board has restored the Veteran's 20% rating for left upper extremity ulnar neuropathy, effective October 17, 2015, finding that there was insufficient basis to support the reduction of the rating.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the reduction from 20% to 10% did not reflect an improvement in the Veteran's ability to function under ordinary conditions of life and work.
- Claimed conditions
- left upper extremity ulnar neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 29, 2020
- Citation
- 20006645
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 for ratings in excess of 10 percent for left and right upper extremity ulnar neuropathy.
- Partly granted
The Board denied higher ratings for several conditions but remanded the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a respiratory disability (to include asthma and COPD), nasal problems, sleep apnea, PTSD, social anxiety, right upper extremity ulnar neuropathy, and left upper extremity ulnar neuropathy as the preponderance of evidence did not support a finding that any of these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by service.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, effective from the date of the February 2025 rating decision.
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