The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for right hand carpal tunnel syndrome. The claims of entitlement to service connection for left hand carpal tunnel syndrome and Sjogren's syndrome are being remanded for additional development.
The deciding factor: There is no persuasive evidence that the Veteran currently suffers from a diagnosis of right hand carpal tunnel syndrome during the period under review.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Hand Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Left Hand Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Sjogren's Syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 31, 2026
- Citation
- A26029114
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