The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral wrist disability as not well-grounded, due to a lack of medical evidence linking the current condition to an in-service injury.
The deciding factor: The claim was not well grounded because there was no medical nexus between the current carpal tunnel syndrome and any inservice injury.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral wrist disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 18, 2000
- Citation
- 0001403
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for multiple disabilities, including bilateral wrist, ankle, foot, shoulder, allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, lumbosacral spine, and carpal tunnel syndrome, as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to active service.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for headaches, a bilateral wrist disability, a bilateral hip disability, facial scars, and a rating in excess of 10 percent for right ankle sprain.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a left shoulder disability and bilateral wrist disabilities, as there was no persuasive evidence that these conditions had their onset during active service or were related to any in-service injury.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a bilateral wrist disability, to include carpal tunnel syndrome, as an examination is needed to determine its etiology.
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