The Board has granted service connection for carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) of the right and left wrists, finding that it is related to service.
The deciding factor: The VHA opinion concluded that there is at least a 50 percent probability that the Veteran's CTS had its onset during service or within the initial year after separation, or is otherwise related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) of the right wrist, carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) of the left wrist
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19174924
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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.
What you can do next
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