The Veteran's adjustment disorder with anxiety and insomnia have been rated at 30 percent, which is the maximum schedular rating available.,The Veteran's lumbosacral strain has been granted an initial compensable rating of 20 percent.,Service connection for a neurological disorder of the right upper extremity (claimed as brachial plexus disorder) and a neurological disorder of the right lower extremity, to include as secondary to service-connected lumbosacral strain, have both been remanded due to insufficient evidence.,Service connection for a neurological disorder of the left upper extremity (claimed as brachial plexus disorder) has not been met.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms do not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic code, and his overall impairment is best described by the current 30 percent rating.,The Veteran's lumbosacral strain does not result in limitation of forward flexion to 30 degrees or less or combined range of motion to 170 degrees or less, nor has it resulted in ankylosis. The current 20 percent rating is appropriate given the Veteran's symptoms and functional limitations.,The evidence did not establish that service connection for a neurological disorder of the right upper extremity (claimed as brachial plexus disorder) was warranted due to insufficient evidence, while the claim for service connection for a neurological disorder of the right lower extremity, to include as secondary to service-connected lumbosacral strain, has been remanded.,Service connection for a neurological disorder of the left upper extremity (claimed as brachial plexus disorder) was not met due to insufficient evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Adjustment Disorder with Anxiety, Insomnia Disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 6, 2023
- Citation
- 23064552
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