The Veteran's metacarpalgia of the left hand and carpal tunnel syndrome are found to be related to his service, thus granting service connection for these conditions.
The deciding factor: Service treatment records show a history of left hand injury in service which is linked to current symptoms by VA examination.
- Claimed conditions
- metacarpalgia of the left hand, left wrist disability (carpal tunnel syndrome)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 25, 2014
- Citation
- 1433311
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional evidentiary development is necessary prior to the adjudication of the Veteran's remaining issues of entitlement to service connection for gastrointestinal, right wrist, and left wrist disabilities. The case should be returned to the Board after compliance with appellate procedures.
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