The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for joint pain and carpal tunnel syndrome, finding no current evidence of these conditions.
The deciding factor: There is no objective evidence of current joint pain or CTS in the record.
- Claimed conditions
- Joint Pain, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 13, 2001
- Citation
- 0122396
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What this means for you
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- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a sleep disorder, diagnosed as obstructive sleep apnea, and denied service connection for joint pain. The Veteran's low back disability was rated at 40 percent, with initial ratings of 20 percent for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy being granted.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for an undiagnosed illness manifested by fatigue, joint pain, and muscle aches, as well as for a right shoulder strain. However, it denied claims for compensable ratings for tension headaches, chronic sinusitis, and dermatitis.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's hearing loss is not service-connected due to lack of a current diagnosis.,PTSD symptoms do not meet the criteria for a 100% disability rating, but are sufficient for a 70% disability rating.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's left wrist CTS is rated at 10 percent prior to December 12, 2019. From December 12, 2019, the rating has been increased to 20 percent for left wrist CTS. The right wrist CTS claim remains pending and will be remanded.
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