The veteran's service connection claims for neck pain and upper extremity issues related to a parachuting accident were granted.
The deciding factor: The Board gave the Veteran the benefit of the doubt due to an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine disability manifesting as neck pain, cervical radiculopathy of the right upper extremity (RUE), cervical radiculopathy of the left upper extremity (LUE)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25002121
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,240 · Granted: 28% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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