Granted
The Board granted an effective date of June 10, 2022, for the grant of service connection for a cervical spine disability and bilateral upper extremity radiculopathy.
The deciding factor: The claims were liberally construed to relate back to the June 10, 2022, supplemental claim based on Clemons v. Shinseki, as they all pertain to symptoms of spinal disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine disability, left upper extremity radiculopathy, right upper extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25009669
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