The Board found that the veteran's frozen shoulder and carpal tunnel syndrome did not manifest during service or within close proximity to it. The medical evidence does not support a link between these conditions and his military service, with the exception of his service-connected diabetes mellitus. Therefore, the claims for service connection were denied.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that the veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus did not contribute to his bilateral shoulder problems and bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome because they existed prior to the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- Frozen Shoulder, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 13, 2006
- Citation
- 0629016
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What this means for you
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