Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection for right carpal tunnel syndrome with tremors and right wrist arthritis with tendonitis, finding that no new and material evidence was received prior to December 19, 2016.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the criteria for an earlier effective date were not met because there was no written communication or evidence of entitlement to service connection between June 2009 and December 2016, when the Veteran submitted a request to reopen her claim.
- Claimed conditions
- right carpal tunnel syndrome with tremors, right wrist arthritis with tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25101231
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