The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for carpal tunnel syndrome of the right wrist, increased ratings for his right knee and thumb disabilities. The appeals were based on direct evidence rather than a presumption or secondary relationship to another condition.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not establish that the Veteran's current carpal tunnel syndrome was incurred in service or related to any other service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- carpal tunnel syndrome of the right wrist
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 15, 2009
- Citation
- 0918379
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for carpal tunnel syndrome of the right wrist based on a medical nexus between an in-service incurrence and the current diagnosis.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for carpal tunnel syndrome of the right and left wrist, a seizure disorder, an inguinal hernia, an acquired psychiatric disability, and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to a procedural defect in the Veteran's submissions, as review of the May 2022 and March 2022 rating decisions could only be sought 'in one review lane at a time.'
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for bronchitis, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, and hearing loss. Other claims were remanded for further evaluation.
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