The Board denied the veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for carpal tunnel syndrome of the right upper extremity based on VA surgery and treatment in 1974, finding that the disability was present prior to the surgery and did not increase in severity as a result of it.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the veteran's carpal tunnel syndrome was present before the 1974 surgery and that the surgery did not worsen his condition.
- Claimed conditions
- carpal tunnel syndrome of the right upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 21, 2008
- Citation
- 0813143
What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
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