The Veteran's radiculopathy of the left upper extremity is remanded for additional development to determine which nerve groups are affected and if there has been any progression over time.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that further examination is needed to accurately assess the nature and severity of the Veteran's cervical radiculopathy, including identifying affected nerve groups and assessing their impairment over time.
- Claimed conditions
- LUE radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 10, 2024
- Citation
- 24015404
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's RUE and LUE radiculopathy are granted as secondary to his service-connected cervical spine disability, effective June 7, 2019.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to untimely filing of the Notice of Disagreement (NOD) more than a year after the relevant rating decisions were issued.
- Granted
The Board granted a 70 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected right upper extremity radiculopathy and a 60 percent rating for the left upper extremity radiculopathy, finding that the symptoms manifest in severe incomplete paralysis.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded all issues to the Agency of Original Jurisdiction for further development and adjudication.
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