The Board denied service connection for right CTS and an increased rating for left CTS, finding that the veteran's right hand condition did not originate in service or for several years thereafter and was not related to his service-connected disorder. The Board also found that the veteran's left upper extremity CTS manifested as mild incomplete paralysis.
The deciding factor: The examiner noted that there were no symptoms of CTS of the right upper extremity during service, and the disorder manifested several years after separation from service. Furthermore, the examiner attributed the ulnar problem to a nonservice-connected neck disorder and stated that he could not relate the right hand condition to the left hand condition.
- Claimed conditions
- CTS of the right upper extremity, CTS of the left upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 5, 2007
- Citation
- 0738271
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