The Veteran's radiculopathy of the bilateral upper extremities is granted as secondary to his service-connected bilateral shoulder disability. However, the cervical spine disorder is not found to be related to his service-connected bilateral shoulder disability and thus denied. The claim for a compensable initial rating for hypertension remains pending.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that the Veteran's radiculopathy of the upper extremities was less likely than not incurred in or caused by military service, but more likely due to his pre-existing bilateral shoulder disability. For the cervical spine disorder, the VA examiner found no evidence linking it to military service or to his service-connected bilateral shoulder disability.
- Claimed conditions
- radiculopathy, bilateral upper extremities, cervical spine disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- May 13, 2022
- Citation
- 22028606
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