The Board has granted service connection for carpal tunnel syndrome of the right hand and retropatellar arthralgia of the left knee, both rated at 10 percent effective November 26, 1998. The veteran's initial claims for increased evaluations were denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the veteran's service-connected conditions warranted a higher evaluation based on their severity or any additional symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome of the Right Hand, Retropatellar Arthralgia of the Left Knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 31, 2001
- Citation
- 0102997
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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 increased ratings for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and a psychiatric disability due to insufficient evidence of the severity required for higher ratings.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 30 percent initial rating for carpal tunnel syndrome of the right hand, denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for cervical strain and a compensable rating for ventral hernia, and denied an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for ED and carpal tunnel syndrome of the right hand due to insufficient medical opinions addressing causation or aggravation by service-connected PTSD.
- Granted
The Veteran is currently in receipt of a 30% rating for her right shoulder disability, effective January 13, 2015. She contends that the shoulder disability increased in severity prior to this date.,The Veteran is currently in receipt of a 30% rating for carpal tunnel syndrome of the right hand, effective January 2, 2015. She contests the effective date.
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