The Board granted an initial 40 percent disability rating for radiculopathy of the right upper extremity and a 30 percent disability rating for radiculopathy of the left upper extremity, as the evidence more closely approximated moderate incomplete paralysis.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms were characterized as moderate incomplete paralysis, which warranted higher ratings than the initial 20 percent granted by the RO.
- Claimed conditions
- Radiculopathy, right upper extremity, upper radicular group nerve, Radiculopathy, left upper extremity, upper radicular group nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- October 22, 2024
- Citation
- A24067841
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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