The Board granted service connection for a low back disorder as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right knee disorder and reopened claims for service connection for left and right hand carpal tunnel syndrome, remanding all issues for further development.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's low back disorder is etiologically related to his service-connected right knee disorder, and new evidence has been received sufficient to reopen the previously denied claims for left and right hand carpal tunnel syndrome.
- Claimed conditions
- right hand carpal tunnel syndrome, left hand carpal tunnel syndrome, low back disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 18, 2024
- Citation
- 24002774
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied an evaluation greater than 20 percent for right hand carpal tunnel syndrome, as the evidence did not show severe incomplete paralysis of the median nerve.
- Dismissed
The appeal for an increased evaluation for right hand carpal tunnel syndrome is dismissed due to administrative error and the need to proceed in the legacy appeal system.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for a low back disorder to obtain additional medical evidence and ensure that the Veteran is afforded every possible consideration.
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