Denied
The Board denied service connection for left and right upper extremity radiculopathy, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's period of military service or his service-connected low back disability.
The deciding factor: The May 2024 VA examiner's opinion found that it was less likely than not that the Veteran's bilateral upper extremity radiculopathies were related to his service-connected low back disability, and this opinion was deemed more probative by the Board.
- Claimed conditions
- Left upper extremity (LUE) radiculopathy, Right upper extremity (RUE) radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25109556
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