The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral CTS is related to his military service and has granted service connection for this condition. The claim for an increased rating for his low back disability remains pending.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows a current diagnosis of bilateral CTS, which was first diagnosed within a few months after the Veteran's discharge from active duty. The examiner opined that it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran's right hand CTS was caused by or resulted from working on an assembly line.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral CTS
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 25, 2012
- Citation
- 1214894
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a low back disorder and bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, finding that the Veteran's conditions did not manifest to a compensable degree within the applicable presumptive period or continuity of symptomatology was not established. The preponderance of evidence is against finding that these conditions are related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed right shoulder, left shoulder, and bilateral CTS disabilities are not service-connected as they do not meet the criteria for direct service connection.
- Granted
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- Denied
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