The Veteran's left upper extremity radiculopathy is currently rated at 30 percent, which the Board finds not sufficient to reflect his current severity.,Prior to September 17, 2019, the Veteran's right upper extremity radiculopathy was rated at 20 percent. After that date, it has been rated at 40 percent.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support ratings higher than those assigned for the Veteran’s radiculopathy.
- Claimed conditions
- radiculopathy, left upper extremity (non-dominant), radiculopathy, right upper extremity (dominant)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- May 13, 2020
- Citation
- 20033575
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