The Board granted a 40 percent rating for right upper extremity radiculopathy, a 30 percent rating for left upper extremity radiculopathy, and a 20 percent rating for right lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy, all effective from July 19, 2024. The lumbar spine disability claim was remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported moderate severity in the bilateral upper extremities and moderate intermittent pain, severe paresthesia, and moderate numbness in the right lower extremity, warranting higher ratings for these conditions from July 19, 2024. The lumbar spine disability claim was remanded due to a need to discount beneficial medication effects.
- Claimed conditions
- right upper extremity radiculopathy, left upper extremity radiculopathy, right lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25098134
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