The Board denied service connection for a lower back condition and a neck/upper back condition, finding no medical evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service.,Service connection was granted for left wrist carpal tunnel syndrome and left wrist osteoarthritis based on their being secondary to the Veteran's service-connected ganglion cyst.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was insufficient evidence to establish a medical nexus between the Veteran's current conditions and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Lower Back Condition, Neck/Upper Back Condition, Left Wrist Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Left Wrist Osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 1, 2023
- Citation
- 23063726
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