The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for radiculopathy of the right upper extremity, finding that the Veteran's condition was only manifested by mild incomplete paralysis.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show moderate or severe incomplete paralysis as required for a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 8511.
- Claimed conditions
- Radiculopathy of the right upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- April 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25032957
What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of September 20, 2022 for the assignment of service connection and a disability rating of 20 percent for radiculopathy of the right upper extremity from September 20, 2022 to March 20, 2024.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for the veteran's claimed conditions, including iliotibial band syndrome of the left knee, a cervical spine disability, radiculopathy of the right and left upper extremities, alopecia totalis, a right hip disability, a left hip disability, a right elbow disability, a right shoulder disability, and a left shoulder disability.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a disability rating of 40 percent for radiculopathy of the right upper extremity and denied an earlier effective date for the award of a separate 10 percent rating for right leg radiculopathy as associated with the lumbar spine disability.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an initial rating of 40 percent for radiculopathy of the right upper extremity and a 30 percent rating for the left, but remanded the issue of TDIU.
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