Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for nerve disorders of the upper extremities and shin splints to obtain additional medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations were found inadequate as they are internally inconsistent, contradictory, and did not consider or address the Veteran's lay statements regarding his in-service duties.
- Claimed conditions
- nerve disorder of the left upper extremity, to include carpal tunnel syndrome, nerve disorder of the right upper extremity, to include carpal tunnel syndrome, shin splints
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25009553
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