The Board has determined that the Veteran's carpal tunnel syndrome of the right wrist did not originate in service or for many years thereafter, is not related to any incident during active service and is not proximately due to or aggravated by a service-connected disability. Therefore, the claim for service connection is denied.
The deciding factor: The August 2015 VA examination found that the Veteran's carpal tunnel syndrome of the right wrist did not have its clinical onset while on active duty in the armed services and was not related to any disease, event or injury incurred during service. The examiner also opined it was less likely than not that any right wrist carpal tunnel syndrome or right wrist neurological impairment was caused by the Veteran's service-connected nonunion of the scaphoid bone fracture.
- Claimed conditions
- carpal tunnel syndrome of the right wrist
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 7, 2016
- Citation
- 1622835
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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
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- 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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