The Board granted higher ratings of 40 percent for right upper extremity radiculopathy and 30 percent for left lower extremity radiculopathy, but denied earlier effective dates prior to February 14, 2014.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed moderate incomplete paralysis in both the RUE and LUE, warranting higher ratings, but no earlier effective date was warranted as the claim was received on February 14, 2014, which is the earliest possible date allowed by law.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity (LUE) radiculopathy, right upper extremity (RUE) radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25028020
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for cervical and bilateral upper extremities radiculopathy disabilities, as secondary to service-connected shoulders disabilities, due to inadequate medical evidence.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an initial evaluation of 40 percent for right middle radicular group radiculopathy and 20 percent for left middle radicular group radiculopathy, but denied higher evaluations for RUE and LUE radiculopathies.
- Granted
The Board granted an initial rating of 30 percent for right upper extremity (RUE) radiculopathy, but no higher.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for hearing loss, hypertension, migraines, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the appellant's military service. The claims for service connection for right foot disability, left foot disability, cervical strain, lumbar strain, left upper extremity (LUE) radiculopathy, right upper extremity (RUE) radiculopathy, left lower extremity (LLE) radiculopathy, right lower extremity (RLE) radiculopathy, left knee disability, and right ankle disability were remanded for further development.
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