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
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.
- Partly granted
The veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions were denied, except for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss disability which were granted. The veteran was also granted service connection for hypertension.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the Veteran's claims for an additional VA examination to address the severity of her carpal tunnel syndrome prior to July 16, 2018.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
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