The Veteran's bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome is granted with ratings of 20% for the left hand and 30% for the right hand, based on moderate incomplete paralysis.
The deciding factor: The clinical evidence detailed above shows that the Veteran’s carpal tunnel symptoms generally consisted of moderate sensory disturbances, which warranted a 20% rating for the left wrist and a 30% rating for the right wrist.
- Claimed conditions
- left carpal tunnel syndrome, right carpal tunnel syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- October 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19177546
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for migraine headaches, right carpal tunnel syndrome, and left carpal tunnel syndrome was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, left shoulder bicipital tendon tear, hypogonadism, erectile dysfunction, and left carpal tunnel syndrome. The claims for increased ratings for lumbar spondylosis with facet arthropathy and lumbosacral strain, right hip strain with osteoarthritis, other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, left and right ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain, right shoulder rotator cuff tear, left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome (to include iliotibial band syndrome), and chronic right wrist sprain were denied. The Board also granted an effective date of July 7, 2023 for the award of increased ratings.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection and increased ratings due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for left and right carpal tunnel syndrome as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active service, including his exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
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