Partly granted
The Veteran's effective date for the award of service connection for right and left upper extremity radiculopathy is granted as March 3, 2021.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran reported cervical spine pain radiating into both arms on March 3, 2021, which supports an earlier effective date than previously assigned.
- Claimed conditions
- right upper extremity radiculopathy, left upper extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2025
- Citation
- 25013900
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