The Veteran's bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome is granted as service connected, with the Board finding that his current condition is related to his in-service occupational duties.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions provided by Dr. R.W. and nurse practitioner R.M., along with the Veteran's own testimony and corroborating evidence from his colleagues, established a link between his in-service symptoms and his current bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 14, 2019
- Citation
- 19163002
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What this means for you
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome as it was not shown to be related to the Veteran's active service, including any toxic exposure risk activity.
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