Granted
The Board granted an effective date of September 20, 2022 for the assignment of service connection and a disability rating of 20 percent for radiculopathy of the right upper extremity from September 20, 2022 to March 20, 2024.
The deciding factor: The evidence indicated that the Veteran began manifesting symptoms of radiculopathy in June 2021 and was diagnosed with it by a VA examination in March 2024, which placed the date of entitlement at September 20, 2022, the date of claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Radiculopathy of the right upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- December 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25104269
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