The Veteran's right CTS was granted a 30 percent rating, effective from the date of the decision.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence showed intermittent pain, paresthesias and numbness in the right upper extremity, which warranted a 30 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 8515 for mild to moderate incomplete paralysis of the median nerve.
- Claimed conditions
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (right upper extremity)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19156893
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Granted
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