The VA denied service connection for bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, finding no evidence of a direct link to service or a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's current diagnosis of bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome to his military service or any service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Median nerve paralysis, Bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2005
- Citation
- 0502211
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What this means for you
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