The Board granted secondary service connection for carpal tunnel syndrome of the left wrist and increased the rating to 20 percent effective from September 10, 1996.
The deciding factor: The veteran's carpal tunnel syndrome of the left wrist was not present during service or for many years thereafter, and is not otherwise related to service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- postoperative residuals of carpal tunnel syndrome of the left wrist, reflex sympathetic dystrophy and carpal tunnel syndrome of the right upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- October 11, 2002
- Citation
- 0214242
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