The Veteran's petition to reopen claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and a skin disability are granted. The appeals for left and right carpel tunnel syndrome, both secondary to cervical spine degenerative changes, are remanded.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran’s claimed left and right carpel tunnel syndromes were not due to his service-connected cervical spine disability but did not adequately discuss whether the Veteran's cervical spine disability aggravated (worsened) these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disability (anxiety), Skin disability (acne), Left carpel tunnel syndrome, Right carpel tunnel syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 9, 2018
- Citation
- 18125143
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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