The Board has determined that the veteran's right and left carpal tunnel syndromes were not incurred in or aggravated by active duty, and are not proximately due to, the result of, or aggravated by a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not find evidence of impingement on the carpal canal that would support a finding of service connection for carpal tunnel syndrome.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Right Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 8, 2005
- Citation
- 0503145
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- Denied
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