The Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for bilateral wrist disorders, including carpal tunnel syndrome and left elbow disorders are granted. The Veteran also has been diagnosed with PTSD and his claim is granted on this basis. Service connection is denied for liver disorder and TBI residuals.
The deciding factor: Service records show the Veteran experienced symptoms of CTS and left ulnar neuropathy during active service, which were confirmed by subsequent medical evaluations. No chronic liver disorder or TBI residuals have been medically diagnosed in the record.
- Claimed conditions
- CTS (Carpal Tunnel Syndrome), Left ulnar neuropathy with left elbow entrapment
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 23, 2016
- Citation
- 1633286
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Board has granted an increased rating of 60 percent for the Veteran's service-connected CTS of the right upper extremity with sympathetic reflex dystrophy, effective from July 27, 2009.
- Denied
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