The Board granted service connection for cervical radiculopathy of the bilateral upper extremities and remanded several other claims, including those for nerve pain, shoulder disorders, otitis media, and sleep apnea.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on a secondary theory due to the Veteran's service-connected cervical strain causing the cervical radiculopathy. The Board found that new and relevant evidence had been submitted regarding the claim for sleep apnea, warranting readjudication of that claim.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical radiculopathy, left upper extremity, cervical radiculopathy, right upper extremity, nerve pain, left upper extremity, nerve pain, right upper extremity, right shoulder disorder, left shoulder disorder, otitis media, sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2024
- Citation
- A24063310
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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