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
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.
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