The Board granted a 70 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected right upper extremity radiculopathy and a 60 percent rating for the left upper extremity radiculopathy, finding that the symptoms manifest in severe incomplete paralysis.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record reflects significant motor and reflex impairment at a grade reflecting a very high level of limitation or disability, impacting the Veteran's ability to perform activities of daily living (ADLs) as well as his ability to work.
- Claimed conditions
- RUE radiculopathy, LUE radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- January 31, 2025
- Citation
- A25009228
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 835 · Granted: 22% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings and service connection claims were denied. The rating in excess of 30 percent for major depressive disorder with anxious distress and alcohol use disorder was denied, as the symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating. Hypertension and allergic rhinitis were also denied as they did not meet the required diagnostic criteria.
- Granted
The Veteran's RUE and LUE radiculopathy are granted as secondary to his service-connected cervical spine disability, effective June 7, 2019.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for RUE radiculopathy with right-hand CTS, finding that her symptoms prior to September 21, 2012, most nearly approximated mild, incomplete paralysis and as of September 21, 2012, most nearly approximated moderate, incomplete paralysis. The Veteran was not granted any increased ratings.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to untimely filing of the Notice of Disagreement (NOD) more than a year after the relevant rating decisions were issued.
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