The appeal for service connection for right carpal tunnel syndrome is remanded due to a lack of substantial compliance with previous Board remand directives.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions obtained did not substantially comply with the Board's remand directives, as they failed to consider the Veteran's reports of symptoms since service and relied on the absence of complaints in the claims file until 20 years after separation from service.
- Claimed conditions
- right carpal tunnel syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 8, 2025
- Citation
- 25004776
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for migraine headaches, right carpal tunnel syndrome, and left carpal tunnel syndrome was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection and increased ratings due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for left and right carpal tunnel syndrome as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active service, including his exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed all appeals related to service connection for various conditions and an effective date prior to March 13, 2024, for the award of service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
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