The Veteran's claim for service connection for carpal tunnel syndrome of the left and right upper extremities has been reopened.,Service connection for cervical strain is granted, with a rating of 10 percent.
The deciding factor: New evidence was submitted that suggested an association between the Veteran's bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome and her service-connected cervical spine disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Cervical Strain
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- August 20, 2019
- Citation
- 19164402
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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.
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