The Board has granted service connection for right wrist carpal tunnel syndrome as due to service-connected right wrist tendinitis and denied service connection for a cardiac disability, to include heart disease. Service connection was also denied for left wrist carpal tunnel syndrome.
The deciding factor: Service connection is established for right wrist carpal tunnel syndrome as due to service-connected right wrist tendinitis based on the Veteran's lay assertions and medical evidence showing that his service-connected right wrist tendinitis caused or aggravated his current right wrist carpal tunnel syndrome. Service connection was not granted for a cardiac disability, to include heart disease, because there is no evidence of such a condition during active service and the post-service evidence does not support a relationship between the Veteran's current cardiac disability and active service.
- Claimed conditions
- right wrist carpal tunnel syndrome, cardiac disability (to include heart disease), left wrist carpal tunnel syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 13, 2020
- Citation
- 20064559
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