The Veteran's claim for service connection for radiculopathy of the left upper extremity and cervical spine disability was granted with an effective date of March 9, 2021. However, his request for earlier effective dates for DEA benefits is denied as he does not meet the criteria for permanent total service-connected disability prior to that date.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim for service connection was based on a direct relationship between his cervical spine disability and radiculopathy of the left upper extremity. The effective date was set at March 9, 2021, as this is when the claim was filed and service connection was granted.
- Claimed conditions
- radiculopathy, left upper extremity, cervical spine disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 4, 2024
- Citation
- A24080523
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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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