The Board granted service connection for right wrist carpal tunnel syndrome, finding it directly related to the Veteran's duties as a heavy equipment operator during military service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's history of operating heavy equipment and the medical opinion linking such activities to the development of carpal tunnel syndrome provided sufficient evidence to grant service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- right wrist carpal tunnel syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 30, 2024
- Citation
- 24004679
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.
What you can do next
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