The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection for cervical strain with spinal stenosis and cervical spondylosis, right shoulder strain, right upper extremity radiculopathy, and left upper extremity radiculopathy due to clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in an April 8, 2014, rating decision.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the RO's denial of service connection for these conditions was not based on a lack of evidence showing an in-service injury or disease but rather on a lack of evidence establishing a causal relationship between the current disability and the in-service injury. The record did not support the Veteran's arguments regarding clear and unmistakable error.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical strain with spinal stenosis and cervical spondylosis, right shoulder strain, right upper extremity radiculopathy, left upper extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25095618
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