The Veteran was granted a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from February 26, 2018.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome precluded him from securing or following any substantially gainful occupation consistent with his education and work history.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, right shoulder strain with rotator cuff tear repair, left shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 23, 2025
- Citation
- 25008244
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, as it is unclear whether the Veteran's claimed conditions are due to any incident of his period of active service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, left and right upper extremity cervical radiculopathy, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and generalized anxiety disorder to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for initial ratings higher than the assigned percentages for service-connected conditions, including migraine headaches, bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, lumbosacral strain, and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis and remanded the other claims for further development.
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