The Veteran's bilateral wrist CTS is granted, and the effective date for service connection of lateral epicondylitis, left elbow, is set at November 21, 2005. The issue of whether a May 2004 Board decision should be revised or reversed based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE) is addressed in a separate, concurrent decision.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's bilateral wrist CTS was found to be related to his active service, and the effective date for service connection of lateral epicondylitis, left elbow, was set at November 21, 2005.
- Claimed conditions
- Carpel Tunnel Syndrome (CTS), right wrist, Carpel Tunnel Syndrome (CTS), left wrist
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- April 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19130214
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Dismissed
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