The Board found that the reduction of ratings for bilateral Cubital Tunnel Syndrome from 40% and 30% to noncompensable was proper due to improvement in the Veteran's condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence at the time of the reductions demonstrated actual improvement in the Veteran’s ability to function under ordinary conditions of life and work, with no finding of CTS or ulnar nerve neuropathy.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Cubital Tunnel Syndrome, Left Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- May 14, 2019
- Citation
- 19137136
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Related decisions
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- Denied
The reduction in the disability ratings for right and left cubital tunnel syndromes from 30% to 10% was improper, and the original ratings are restored.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for PTSD, IBS, lumbosacral strain, and left cubital tunnel syndrome are denied as the earliest possible effective date allowable by law is May 15, 2018.,The Veteran's claims for increased ratings on multiple service-connected disabilities remain pending.
- Denied
The Board denied increased ratings for right and left cubital tunnel syndrome, finding that the evidence did not support ratings in excess of 10 percent.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the issue of entitlement to a Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities, as it is related to the reduction in ratings for right and left cubital tunnel syndromes. The Veteran's Social Security Administration (SSA) disability benefits are also under review.
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