The Board has granted a disability rating of 30 percent for the Veteran's service-connected neuropathy of the right upper extremity, finding that it is characterized as moderate incomplete paralysis.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the Veteran's neuropathy was characterized as 'moderate' in severity, meeting the criteria for a 30% disability rating under Diagnostic Codes 8515 and 8516.
- Claimed conditions
- neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- October 20, 2020
- Citation
- 20067725
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
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