The Board restored the 10 percent disability rating for carpal tunnel syndrome, effective October 3, 2005. Service connection was granted for bilateral hearing loss.
The deciding factor: The reduction of the carpal tunnel syndrome rating was not proper due to the inadequacy of the examination and the fact that the 10 percent rating had been in effect for less than five years.
- Claimed conditions
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Anxiety/Depression, Bilateral Hearing Loss, Tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 12, 2009
- Citation
- 0909221
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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