The Board denied a rating more than 10 percent for GERD and denied ratings more than 20 percent for the left and right upper extremity radiculopathies prior to June 20, 2022. However, it granted a 30 percent rating for the left (minor) upper extremity radiculopathy as of June 20, 2022, and a 40 percent rating for the right (major) upper extremity radiculopathy as of June 20, 2022.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's GERD did not more nearly approximate symptoms that were productive of considerable impairment of health. The left and right upper extremity radiculopathies did not meet the criteria for a higher rating prior to June 20, 2022, but as of that date, they met the criteria for a 30 percent and 40 percent rating respectively.
- Claimed conditions
- GERD (claimed as acid reflux), left (minor) upper extremity radiculopathy, right (major) upper extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2025
- Citation
- A25009051
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Decisions by this judge: 696 · Granted: 63% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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