The Board denied service connection for left and right upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome, finding no evidence of the conditions during or near the time of the Veteran's service. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder was remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a current diagnosis of either CTS condition, and there was no credible link to in-service events.
- Claimed conditions
- Left upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), Right upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25016318
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 845 · Granted: 39% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for COPD, left and right upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome, and monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance. A compensable rating for COPD was denied.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability and remanded the claims for left upper extremity CTS and right upper extremity CTS.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Veteran's service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder was granted, while claims for other conditions were denied.
- Whole decision: Granted
Effective December 6, 2021, a 50 percent rating for right upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome is granted. Effective February 15, 2022, a 40 percent rating for left upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome is granted.
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