The Veteran's left hand disability, including pain, loss of strength, and loss of use, is not considered to be due to VA treatment or care. The Board finds that the additional disability did not result from VA hospital care, medical or surgical treatment, or examination.
The deciding factor: VA clinical records show no evidence of carpal tunnel syndrome on NCV studies post-surgery in April 2005 and subsequent examinations found no residual left upper extremity disability related to the surgery. The Veteran's symptoms are attributed to cervical stenosis myelopathy rather than the carpal tunnel repair.
- Claimed conditions
- left hand pain, loss of strength in left hand, loss of use of left hand
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 6, 2010
- Citation
- 1029628
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What this means for you
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