The Veteran's claim for service connection for left ventricular hypertrophy/cardiomegaly-left atrial enlargement was granted with an effective date of February 1, 2010. The claims for increased ratings for left carpal tunnel syndrome and right carpal tunnel syndrome were also granted with effective dates of December 1, 2011.
The deciding factor: The Veteran submitted service treatment records that corroborated his in-service diagnosis of left ventricular hypertrophy/cardiomegaly-left atrial enlargement. The new evidence was sufficient to reopen the claim and grant service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- left ventricular hypertrophy/cardiomegaly-left atrial enlargement, left carpal tunnel syndrome, right carpal tunnel syndrome, left hip degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- April 23, 2024
- Citation
- 24017410
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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.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases due to a duty to assist error, requiring new VA examinations for the appellant's left carpal tunnel syndrome and left wrist osteoarthritis.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeal as it found that the benefits originally sought have been granted in full, and thus there is no longer a specific error of fact or law to address.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for all issues related to service connection, including chronic right foot metatarsalgia at digit 3,4,5, left shoulder bicep tendonitis, right hip degenerative joint disease, hypertension, right shoulder bicep tendonitis, headaches, left hip degenerative joint disease, and atrial fibrillation with residual non ischemic cardiomyopathy.
- Granted
The Veteran's left and right carpal tunnel syndrome have been granted increased ratings to 20% and 30%, respectively, effective from the date of the decision.
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