The Veteran's service connection for CTS, left, is granted. The claim for a separate disability manifested by left hand pain that is distinct from CTS, left, is denied due to lack of evidence supporting such a condition.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has been diagnosed with CTS, left, and the current medical records do not support the presence of any other disabilities related to left hand pain.
- Claimed conditions
- CTS (Carpal Tunnel Syndrome), left, Degenerative changes and spondylolisthesis in the lumbar spine, Lumbar radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, Lumbar radiculopathy of the left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2026
- Citation
- A26006117
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Granted
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