The Board has granted service connection for right ulnar nerve entrapment and remanded the issues of left hand disorder, bilateral wrist radiculopathy, and left ulnar nerve entrapment.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on direct evidence showing a relationship between the Veteran's diagnosed conditions and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- right ulnar nerve entrapment, left hand disorder (excluding carpal tunnel syndrome), bilateral wrist radiculopathy, left ulnar nerve entrapment
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 1, 2020
- Citation
- 20057731
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that the Veteran and his spouse are not eligible for benefits under the VA Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) due to a lack of evidence showing they need personal care services from another individual. The case is being remanded to allow further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for left ulnar nerve entrapment for a VA examination.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claims for effective dates prior to various dates have been dismissed as the decisions were final and not subject to revision.
- Granted
The Board has granted a 30 percent rating for post-operative residuals, left ulnar nerve entrapment surgery, effective October 17, 2017. The Veteran's symptoms are severe enough to warrant this higher rating.
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