The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for numbness of the bilateral upper extremities, to include CTS, as secondary to his service-connected right shoulder disability due to lack of in-service injury or disease and conflicting medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was no evidence of an in-service injury or disease related to numbness of the bilateral upper extremities. Additionally, the medical evidence did not support a finding of aggravation by his service-connected right shoulder disability.
- Claimed conditions
- numbness of the bilateral upper extremities, CTS
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 14, 2020
- Citation
- 20066759
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