Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and remanded a claim for service connection for right hip pain.
The deciding factor: The severity, frequency, and duration of the Veteran's symptoms did not more closely approximate the criteria for higher disability ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain, cervical strain, right upper extremity brachial plexitis with polyneuropathy and peroneal palsy, left upper extremity brachial plexitis with polyneuropathy and peroneal palsy, left lower extremity external popliteal nerve (rated as brachial plexitis with polyneuropathy and peroneal palsy), major depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25108580
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