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Board of Veterans' Appeals decision on carpal tunnel syndrome ratings (2018)
Board of Veterans' Appeals, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 2018
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- What it is
- A 2018 Board decision that denied higher ratings for carpal tunnel syndrome in the right and left upper extremities. It cites Diagnostic Code 8515 of 38 CFR 4.124a as the rating basis.
- How much weight it carries
- One decision, not a rule for every veteran. It shows how the Board applies the code; the regulation itself governs.
Facts taken from this source
- A VA Board of Veterans Appeals decision cites Diagnostic Code 8515 of 38 CFR 4.124a for the rating of carpal tunnel syndrome in the right and left upper extremities.
“Diagnostic Code 8515 (2017). 2. The criteria for a rating in excess of 20 percent for CTS of the left upper extremity are not met” (Issues and Conclusions of Law)