The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral shoulder pain and an initial compensable rating for right carpal tunnel syndrome, finding no current disability or evidence of recurrence.
The deciding factor: There is insufficient clinical evidence to diagnose a current acute or chronic bilateral shoulder disability. The medical evidence does not support a compensable rating for the veteran's right carpal tunnel syndrome due to normal range of motion and lack of atrophy, wasting, trophic changes, or loss of strength.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral shoulder pain, right carpal tunnel syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 10, 2001
- Citation
- 0110471
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