The Board denied service connection for bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy and right upper extremity cervical radiculopathy, dismissed the claim for left upper extremity cervical radiculopathy of the lower radicular group, but granted service connection for a bilateral ankle, hip, and knee disability.

The deciding factor: The Board resolved reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran regarding his bilateral ankle, hip, and knee disabilities, finding they were due to active service. However, there was no evidence supporting current disabilities of the claimed conditions involving peripheral neuropathy or cervical radiculopathy.

Claimed conditions

right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, right upper extremity, cervical radiculopathy, left upper extremity, lower radicular group (major), right ankle disability, left ankle disability, right hip disability, left hip disability, right knee disability, left knee disability

How they argued it

Not specified

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

October 16, 2025

Citation

A25089388

Want to see how appeals like this one tend to go? Appeals like mine