The Veteran's cervical syrinx and bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome are granted service connection. The Veteran's other conditions, including loss of use of extremities and impotence, are not found to be related to service.
The deciding factor: Service records show the Veteran had symptoms consistent with his current diagnoses during service and on VA examinations post-service. His cervical syrinx was identified as asymptomatic in multiple evaluations, while his bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome is confirmed by MRI and EMG studies.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical syrinx, Bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 5, 2018
- Citation
- 18132129
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What this means for you
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