The Board found that the veteran did not incur a disability manifested by numbness of the hands, to include CTS, due to any incident of military service or within the year following his separation from said service.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence of a chronic disability resulting from an in-service injury and the evidentiary gap between active duty and initial complaints is considered negative evidence against the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- numbness in the hands, CTS
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 26, 2006
- Citation
- 0602344
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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