The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a lacunar brain infarct condition and granted initial ratings of 30 percent for right upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome and 20 percent for left upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome prior to March 22, 2011. The claim for cardiovascular disorder (other than arterial hypertension) was remanded due to insufficient medical opinion regarding its relationship to service-connected diabetes mellitus. The claims for erectile dysfunction and renal dysfunction were also remanded as the VA examiners did not address whether they are secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus.,The Veteran's right and left upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome have been rated based on moderate incomplete paralysis, resulting in a 30 percent rating for each hand prior to March 22, 2011. The Board denied the request for higher ratings.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran had a diagnosed lacunar brain infarct condition or any other cardiovascular disorder (other than arterial hypertension) related to his military service.,VA examiners were unable to provide an opinion regarding whether the Veteran's erectile dysfunction and renal dysfunction are secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"lacunar brain infarct condition"}, {"condition_name":"cardiovascular disorder (other than arterial hypertension)"}, {"condition_name":"erectile dysfunction"}, {"condition_name":"renal dysfunction"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19188998
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