The Board has determined that the veteran's degenerative disc disease of the cervical and lumbar spine did not preexist service or become more severe during service, and thus cannot be presumed to have been incurred therein. The veteran's bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome is also not considered to have been incurred in service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was no clear and unmistakable evidence (CUE) showing the veteran's preexisting cervical and lumbar spine conditions were aggravated by service, nor did they become more severe during service. The veteran's bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome is not considered to have been incurred in service as her symptoms began after she entered active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine, Degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, Bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 26, 2001
- Citation
- 0108888
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