The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome as there is no evidence of the condition during her period of service and the preponderance of the evidence shows she does not have CTS at any time during the pendency of her claim.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion, supported by EMG test results, indicates that the Veteran has not had bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) during the pendency of her claim.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), bilateral de Quervain's tenosynovitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 23, 2020
- Citation
- 20020814
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