The Board granted service connection for right and left upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome based on the Veteran's credible lay statements of symptoms since service.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's CTS had onset in service, and reasonable doubt was resolved in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- right upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), left upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 8, 2024
- Citation
- A24073275
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection and granted initial 40 percent ratings for left upper extremity CTS, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and left lower extremity radiculopathy.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeal for all issues, including service connection and rating claims.
- Granted
The Board granted an initial 40 percent evaluation for right upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome and a 30 percent evaluation for residuals of an ununited right scaphoid fracture, effective December 2, 2016.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeal for initial disability ratings in excess of 10 percent for right and left upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome, resulting in the dismissal of these issues.
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