The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral wrist carpal tunnel syndrome, finding that there is no evidence of a nexus between his current condition and his active duty service or any service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not find a link between the veteran's service-connected traumatic arthritis of the cervical spine and his current diagnosis of bilateral wrist carpal tunnel syndrome.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral wrist carpal tunnel syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2007
- Citation
- 0733352
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's right wrist disability is related to service and grants service connection for this condition.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral wrist carpal tunnel syndrome and denied service connection for prostate cancer.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for back pain, bilateral wrist carpal tunnel syndrome, and a sleeping disorder has been withdrawn by the Veteran.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found that the VA examinations did not substantially comply with the remand directives and have ordered additional development for both the bilateral wrist carpal tunnel syndrome claim and the prostate cancer claim.
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