The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right wrist carpal tunnel syndrome due to an inadequate VA medical opinion that failed to consider the Veteran's lay statements.
The deciding factor: The June 2022 VA medical opinion was found inadequate as it did not address the Veteran's lay statements regarding her symptoms during service.
- Claimed conditions
- left wrist carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), right wrist carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25056841
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied an earlier effective date for right benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, denied a higher rating for the same condition, and remanded separate ratings for carpal tunnel syndrome in both wrists and a compensable rating for hypothyroidism.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, a sleep condition, left shoulder bursitis, left wrist CTS, right wrist CTS, upper back condition, lower back condition, and right shoulder bursitis as there was no evidence of current disability or nexus to military service.
- Denied
The Board denied separate compensable ratings for limitation of motion of the right and left wrists, thumbs, and index fingers associated with the Veteran's service-connected CTS.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for left wrist carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) as the evidence did not support a direct link to service or any presumptive basis.
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