The Board granted service connection for right carpal tunnel but denied it for left carpal tunnel.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a current diagnosis or onset of the claimed left carpal tunnel during service, and there was no continuity of symptomatology.
- Claimed conditions
- left carpal tunnel, right carpal tunnel
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 2, 2025
- Citation
- 25004468
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 828 · Granted: 42% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals of the deferred issues regarding entitlement to compensation for various conditions, including dry eye syndrome, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), left carpal tunnel, a left knee disability, a back disability, pseudofolliculitis barbae, right carpal tunnel, and a right knee disability. The evidence did not support the presence of these conditions at any time during or approximate to the pendency of the claims.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including headaches, BCC, carpal tunnel, CFS, fibromyalgia, right ear hearing loss, lipoma, OSA, thoracic pain, neck pain, and peripheral neuropathy in the left and right lower extremities, as there was no medical evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service.
- Granted
The Board granted a 20 percent disability rating for left carpal tunnel and a 30 percent disability rating for right carpal tunnel, as the Veteran's conditions resulted in moderate incomplete paralysis.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of back pain and bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome. The Board found that the medical examiner did not adequately consider all relevant evidence, including the veteran's lay statements and service treatment records.
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