The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, finding that it is as likely as not proximately due to or the result of his already determined service-connected electrical flashburn scars on his wrists and hands.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's CTS was more likely caused by his cervical spine degenerative disc disease rather than his service-connected electrical burn injuries, but gave greater weight to the opinions from the Veteran's private doctors who linked the CTS to his service-connected scars.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), electrical flashburn scars
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 14, 2022
- Citation
- 22002245
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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.
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