Denied
The Board denied service connection for left and right upper extremity radiculopathy as there was no evidence of a current disability during the pendency of the claim. The claim for a neck disorder, to include as secondary to a service-connected disability, is remanded.
The deciding factor: The absence of competent evidence of a diagnosis for upper extremity radiculopathy and the lack of a current disability precluded service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- left upper extremity radiculopathy, right upper extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25107594
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