Granted
The Board granted an effective date of August 10, 2021, for the grant of service connection for right elbow disability and initial ratings of 30 percent and 40 percent for right upper extremity radiculopathy and left upper extremity radiculopathy, respectively.
The deciding factor: The most probative evidence demonstrated that the Veteran's right upper extremity radiculopathy more approximated moderate incomplete paralysis throughout the entire period on appeal, and he is left hand dominant. The same was true for his left upper extremity radiculopathy.
- Claimed conditions
- right elbow lateral and medial epicondylitis, right upper extremity radiculopathy, left upper extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- February 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25011712
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