PERSON REPORTED THAT HE HAD HAD CHRONIC AND PROGRESSIVE PAIN IN HIS ARMS FOR MONTHS. HE WAS REFERRED BY HIS FAMILY DOCTOR TO A NEUROLOGIST, WHO DIAGNOSED CARPAL TUNNELL SYNDROME. EMPLOYEE ST ATES HIS CONDITION IS A RESULT OF HIS WORK DUTIES AS A BELTMAN. HIS FIRST DAY AWAY FROM WORK WAS 9/5/00 FOR SURGERY.