The Board granted service connection for right upper extremity thoracic outlet syndrome and denied it for bilateral ulnar entrapment neuropathy at the elbow, while remanding claims for left upper extremity thoracic outlet syndrome and TDIU.
The deciding factor: The evidence was in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's right upper extremity thoracic outlet syndrome is proximately due to or the result of his service-connected recurrent right shoulder dislocation. However, there was persuasive evidence against finding that the Veteran's bilateral ulnar entrapment neuropathy at the elbow was incurred in or caused by service.
- Claimed conditions
- right upper extremity thoracic outlet syndrome, bilateral ulnar entrapment neuropathy at the elbow
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- July 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25058069
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,017 · Granted: 36% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PCOS, left upper extremity CTS, right upper extremity thoracic outlet syndrome, and left upper extremity thoracic outlet syndrome. The issues of entitlement to higher ratings for cervical spine disability prior to April 8, 2019 were remanded.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, increased ratings for lumbar spine DDD, and initial ratings for LUE and RUE thoracic outlet syndrome were denied. The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his lumbar spine DDD was partially granted with a 10 percent rating prior to March 31, 2021 and a 20 percent rating from that date onwards. His claims for initial ratings of LUE and RUE thoracic outlet syndrome were also granted but at the same time denied for increased ratings after March 31, 2021.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability, degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, right upper extremity thoracic outlet syndrome, and left upper extremity thoracic outlet syndrome. The Veteran will be scheduled for VA examinations to determine the current level of severity of his disabilities and to provide opinions on whether they are related to service.
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