The Board granted an initial rating of 10 percent for status post left carpal tunnel release and denied a compensable rating for the left wrist scar, a 10 percent rating under 38 C.F.R. § 3.324 for multiple noncompensable service-connected disabilities, service connection for PTSD, bilateral shin splints, and migraines, while granting service connection for bilateral pes planus.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's status post left carpal tunnel release manifested as mild incomplete paralysis of the median nerve, warranting a 10 percent rating. The evidence did not support a higher rating or a compensable rating for the left wrist scar, and the criteria for a 10 percent evaluation based upon multiple noncompensable service-connected disabilities were not met.
- Claimed conditions
- status post left carpal tunnel release, left wrist scar, bilateral pes planus, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), bilateral shin splints, migraines
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25101752
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