The Veteran's carpal tunnel syndrome of the right and left hands has been rated at 10 percent prior to October 2, 2015. Effective from October 2, 2015, a 30 percent rating is granted for the right hand and a 20 percent rating is granted for the left hand.,The Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a right elbow disability must be remanded for another VA medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support reopening or changing the current ratings for carpal tunnel syndrome, but the right elbow disability requires further evaluation due to lack of etiological opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome of the Right Hand, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome of the Left Hand
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2020
- Citation
- 20071157
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied increased ratings for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and a psychiatric disability due to insufficient evidence of the severity required for higher ratings.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted a 30 percent initial rating for carpal tunnel syndrome of the right hand, denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for cervical strain and a compensable rating for ventral hernia, and denied an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for ED and carpal tunnel syndrome of the right hand due to insufficient medical opinions addressing causation or aggravation by service-connected PTSD.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran is currently in receipt of a 30% rating for her right shoulder disability, effective January 13, 2015. She contends that the shoulder disability increased in severity prior to this date.,The Veteran is currently in receipt of a 30% rating for carpal tunnel syndrome of the right hand, effective January 2, 2015. She contests the effective date.
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