Partly granted
The Board granted a separate rating for neuromuscular spasms but dismissed appeals for service connection and increased ratings for other conditions, and remanded claims for further development.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's May 2025 NOD was invalid due to concurrent elections of review options, and the evidence did not support higher ratings or service connection for the claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- left arm carpal tunnel syndrome, right knee disability, right breast lumpectomy scar (painful), right thumb tendinitis, total disability based on individual unemployability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25106217
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