Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for radiculopathy, left upper extremity, associated with myositis, right sternocleidomastoid muscle, and assigned a 20 percent rating effective September 12, 2023.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's radiculopathy, left upper extremity, was found to be proximately due to his service-connected myositis, right sternocleidomastoid muscle, based on the September 2023 VA examination findings.
- Claimed conditions
- myositis, right sternocleidomastoid muscle, radiculopathy, left upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- November 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25097254
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