The Board has granted the Veteran's claim of service connection for right wrist CTS, finding that his current condition is due to an inservice injury and resolving reasonable doubt in his favor.
The deciding factor: The Board found the evidence at least in equipoise regarding whether the Veteran's right wrist CTS was incurred during service, including his deployment to Iraq where he reported numbness and tingling in his hands. The Board resolved this doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- Right wrist carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 25, 2022
- Citation
- 22003851
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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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- Denied
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