The Veteran's claim for service connection for right carpal tunnel syndrome and left carpal tunnel syndrome was denied as there is no evidence of such conditions during the pendency of her claims.,Her claim for migraine headaches resulted in a maximum schedular rating (50%) but the Veteran argued for an extraschedular evaluation due to severe economic inadaptability. The Board found that while she experienced frequent and prostrating attacks, there was no evidence indicating she could not secure or follow substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence did not support a finding of service connection for right carpal tunnel syndrome or left carpal tunnel syndrome. For migraine headaches, while the Veteran experienced frequent and prostrating attacks, her claim for an extraschedular rating was denied as there was no evidence indicating she could not secure or follow substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- Right carpal tunnel syndrome, Left wrist tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 19, 2020
- Citation
- 20034740
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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