The Board granted an earlier effective date of December 3, 2012, for the grant of service connection for right upper extremity radiculopathy but denied an earlier effective date for left upper extremity radiculopathy. The Board also denied increased ratings for lumbar spine disability and certain lower and upper extremity radiculopathies.

The deciding factor: The decision was based on the earliest evidence of symptoms related to each condition, with the exception of right upper extremity radiculopathy which had a specific examination date in 2012.

Claimed conditions

Radiculopathy of the right upper extremity, Radiculopathy of the left upper extremity, Lumbar spine disability (sciatic and femoral nerve radiculopathy)

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

March 20, 2025

Citation

25003840

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