The Veteran's claims for right hand osteoarthritis, left hand osteoarthritis, chronic ear infections, and both ankle conditions have been denied.,Right carpal tunnel syndrome and left carpal tunnel syndrome were granted service connection.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of a current disability in the claimed conditions or that they are related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- right hand osteoarthritis, left hand osteoarthritis, chronic ear infections, chronic left ankle pain, chronic right ankle pain, right carpal tunnel syndrome, left carpal tunnel syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 12, 2020
- Citation
- 20040422
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases due to a duty to assist error, requiring new VA examinations for the appellant's left carpal tunnel syndrome and left wrist osteoarthritis.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeal as it found that the benefits originally sought have been granted in full, and thus there is no longer a specific error of fact or law to address.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for left hand and right hand osteoarthritis, finding that these conditions resulted from the Veteran's active-duty service.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including back pain and arthritis of the neck, left foot, right foot, left hand, right hand, and right shoulder. The Veteran's testimony regarding in-service injuries was inconsistent with the record.
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