The Board granted an earlier effective date of February 16, 2018, for the award of the increased rating for left upper radiculopathy.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows a similar pattern of moderate symptoms from the date of the intent to file, and the Veteran continuously prosecuted his claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Radiculopathy, left upper extremity (all radicular nerves)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- March 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25026015
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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