The Board denied the Veteran's claims for ratings in excess of 10 percent for left and right upper extremity ulnar neuropathy.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported a finding of mild impairment, at worst, of each nerve, and there was no basis to assign a higher rating under the applicable criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- left upper extremity ulnar neuropathy, right upper extremity ulnar neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25110797
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Decisions by this judge: 793 · Granted: 28% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and right upper extremity ulnar neuropathy, both secondary to the Veteran's service-connected conditions. The claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates for tinnitus were denied.
- Partly granted
The Board denied higher ratings for several conditions but remanded the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection for tinnitus is granted, but his claims for bilateral hearing loss and a rating in excess of 30 percent for right upper extremity ulnar neuropathy are remanded. The Veteran also has pending claims for left knee disability, right knee disability, migraine headaches, and neck disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a need for retrospective analysis of the Veteran's ulnar neuropathy disability from December 27, 1984, to present.
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