Partly granted
The Board granted a 30 percent rating for the Veteran's right upper extremity nerve damage and denied an increased rating for left upper extremity nerve damage. Other issues were remanded.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the severity of symptoms reported by the Veteran, with a focus on moderate incomplete paralysis in the right arm compared to mild incomplete paralysis in the left arm.
- Claimed conditions
- left upper extremity nerve damage, right upper extremity nerve damage, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and hiatal hernia, left knee strain, right knee strain with limitation of flexion, patellofemoral pain syndrome of the right knee, instability, lumbosacral strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25111204
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