The Board found that the severance of service connection for neck and bilateral upper extremity disabilities was improper, as there was no clear and unmistakable error in the original grant of service connection. The appeal is granted.
The deciding factor: The August 2018 examiner's opinion regarding the proximate cause of the Veteran's neck disability and associated radiculopathy was deemed insufficient for severance but not incorrect.
- Claimed conditions
- neck disability, left upper extremity radiculopathy, right upper extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 16, 2024
- Citation
- A24025919
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