The Board granted an earlier effective date of July 25, 2012 for the Veteran's service connection for radiculopathy in both upper extremities.
The deciding factor: The Board resolved doubt in favor of the Veteran and found that his symptoms manifested prior to the filing of his claim, allowing for an earlier effective date based on the date of his initial back claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Radiculopathy left upper extremity, Radiculopathy right upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25027566
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.
What you can do next
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