Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for left upper extremity ulnar nerve condition, LUE and RUE carpal tunnel syndrome to correct a duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: The medical opinion is inadequate as it relied solely on the absence of contemporaneous medical evidence to discount the Veteran's lay statements.
- Claimed conditions
- left upper extremity (LUE) ulnar nerve condition, LUE carpal tunnel syndrome, right upper extremity (RUE) carpal tunnel syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25107910
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