The Veteran's claim for a higher rating and service connection for right first rib removal, loss of cervical range of motion, and numbness in the upper arm, chest, and neck was granted effective March 31, 2020. The original 70 percent evaluation was assigned based on his initial claim filed in February 2018.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim for a higher rating and service connection was timely filed within one year of the May 2018 decision, which became final as he did not appeal the right upper extremity disability ratings. The March 31, 2020, application established new evidence that warranted an increased evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- right upper extremity brachial neuritis with unspecified mononeuropathy, right shoulder injury post repair of labral tear
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- November 12, 2024
- Citation
- A24073792
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,592 · Granted: 19% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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