The Board dismissed the claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of right upper extremity cervical radiculopathy and granted a 30 percent rating for the cervical spine disability beginning December 18, 2020.

The deciding factor: The evidence did not support continuous pursuit of an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for the right upper extremity cervical radiculopathy within one year of the initial decision, and no extension was granted or requested.

Claimed conditions

right upper extremity cervical radiculopathy, cervical spine disability, left upper extremity radiculopathy

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

30%

Decision date

November 14, 2025

Citation

A25098988

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