The Board granted a December 26, 2019, effective date for the awards of service connection for right and left upper extremity radiculopathy but denied an earlier effective date for cervical spine degenerative arthritis with IVDS.
The deciding factor: The Veteran had bilateral upper extremity radiculopathy from at least September 2019, which was prior to his December 26, 2019, application for benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- right upper extremity radiculopathy, left upper extremity radiculopathy, cervical spine degenerative arthritis with intervertebral disc syndrome (IDVS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- November 5, 2024
- Citation
- A24071966
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.
What you can do next
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- Partly granted
The Board granted a 20 percent disability rating for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy from April 3, 2023 onward, but denied higher ratings prior to that date. Service connection was also granted for alcohol use disorder as secondary to PTSD with traumatic brain injury.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for multiple disabilities, including cervical spine and thoracolumbar spine disabilities, radiculopathies, a bladder disability, headaches, a left knee disability, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and bilateral conjunctivitis. The Board also granted entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability.
- Granted
The Board granted an initial rating of 50 percent for right upper extremity radiculopathy and 40 percent for left upper extremity radiculopathy.
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