Partly granted
The Board grants service connection for a left hand neurological disability, to include left hand nerve compression syndrome, median nerve palsy, and thenar and hypothenar atrophy.
The deciding factor: Reasonable doubt was resolved in favor of the Veteran based on credible lay statements regarding onset of symptoms during service and service clinical records that were silent for neurological abnormalities prior to enlistment and for many years after enlistment.
- Claimed conditions
- left hand nerve compression syndrome, median nerve palsy, thenar and hypothenar atrophy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 3, 2025
- Citation
- 25003020
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