The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for left hand carpal tunnel syndrome due to insufficient evidence regarding its onset and relationship to service.
The deciding factor: The 2012 VA examination provided a positive nexus opinion based on the Veteran’s military occupation, but this opinion is not supported by subsequent records that document the onset of symptoms in 2012.
- Claimed conditions
- left hand carpal tunnel syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19191652
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for right and left hand carpal tunnel syndrome, denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus, type II, and granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU).
- Denied
The Board denied increased ratings for right hand carpal tunnel syndrome, left hand carpal tunnel syndrome, and left leg sciatic nerve radiculopathy as the evidence did not support a higher level of disability.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for left and right hand carpal tunnel syndrome, as well as a 20 percent disability rating for both left and right foot plantar fasciitis. The claim for chronic hemorrhoids was denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left hand carpal tunnel syndrome, as well as right and left shoulder disorders, to obtain additional medical opinions.
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