The Board has determined that new and material evidence was presented to reopen the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) of the right wrist. The CTS is found to be proximately due to or the result of his service-connected postoperative residuals of an arthroplasty of the MCP joint of the right middle finger.
The deciding factor: The new evidence presented establishes that the veteran's CTS is a direct result of his service-connected disability involving a fracture of the metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joint of the right middle finger and treatment therefor.
- Claimed conditions
- Right ankle disorder, Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) of the right wrist
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 23, 2001
- Citation
- 0125106
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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