Partly granted
The Board denied an initial rating higher than 20 percent for left upper extremity radiculopathy prior to January 3, 2020, and granted a 30 percent rating since January 3, 2022. The Board also denied an initial rating higher than 10 percent for bilateral plantar fasciitis.
The deciding factor: The weight of the evidence showed that prior to January 3, 2022, the Veteran's left upper extremity radiculopathy was no more than mild incomplete paralysis. Since January 3, 2022, the evidence supported a moderate level of incomplete paralysis.
- Claimed conditions
- left upper extremity radiculopathy, bilateral plantar fasciitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25104265
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