The Board has decided to remand the cases for further development and an addendum opinion regarding the etiology of bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome.
The deciding factor: There are conflicting opinions in the record, and a new examination is needed to determine if the Veteran's carpal tunnel syndrome had onset during service or is otherwise related to his active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- left upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome, right upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 11, 2018
- Citation
- 18141808
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right shoulder disabilities, as well as left and right upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome, due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for left and right upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome as the conditions were not shown to be causally or etiologically related to any disease, injury, or incident in service.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for right upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome and service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for left upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome, right upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome, and obstructive sleep apnea based on the evidence supporting in-service onset of symptoms that have persisted since service.
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