The Board granted service connection for left knee pain and dysfunction, increased the rating for CTS of the left wrist to 30 percent, and remanded the issue of service connection for trigger finger of the left ring finger.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's left knee pain and dysfunction began during his active military service, and there is a moderate incomplete paralysis of the left wrist. The Board found that the evidence was at least in equipoise regarding the trigger finger condition, thus granting the benefit of the doubt to the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) of the left wrist, Left knee pain and dysfunction, Trigger finger of the left ring finger
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- June 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25048660
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 3,038 · Granted: 30% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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