The Board granted service connection for bilateral upper extremity radiculopathy as secondary to the cervical spine disability, but denied service connection for bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, a respiratory disability, and chronic kidney disease. The effective date for the award of service connection for the cervical strain was also denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's bilateral upper extremity radiculopathy is etiologically related to his service-connected cervical spine disability, but there is no evidence supporting a current disability or medical nexus for the other conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Radiculopathy of the right upper extremity, Radiculopathy of the left upper extremity, Right lower extremity radiculopathy, Left lower extremity radiculopathy, Respiratory disability, Chronic kidney disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25047724
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
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- Denied
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- Granted
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- Denied
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