Wrist & hand decisions — 2008

The veteran withdrew the appeal before the Board promulgated a decision.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a left wrist injury and head injury with broken nose, as there was no evidence of such injuries in service or currently diagnosed conditions related to those injuries.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a left arm/wrist injury, finding that the preponderance of the evidence was against a finding that his current condition resulted from an in-service injury.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for carpal tunnel syndrome of the right upper extremity based on VA surgery and treatment in 1974, finding that the disability was present prior to the surgery and did not increase in severity as a result of it.

The appeal is remanded to the RO via the Appeals Management Center (AMC) for further development of the evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including a right ankle disorder, residuals of a right wrist injury, a GSW to the abdomen, peptic ulcer disease, hypertension, bilateral knee and hip arthritis, and a back disorder.

The Board remands the case for further development, specifically to obtain a more detailed VA examination addressing the nature and etiology of each currently present chronic disorder.

The veteran's GERD is rated at 10 percent, cognitive disorder is rated at 30 percent, and service connection was granted for right wrist sprain and lipoma.

The appeal is remanded for a VA orthopedic examination to determine the nature of all right wrist disabilities and their etiology.

The Board has granted service connection for lumbar spine arthritis as secondary to the veteran's service-connected pes planus, but denied service connection for right wrist sprain, right arm disorder, right shoulder disorder (arthritis), left shoulder arthritis, and meningitis.

The Board denied service connection for carpal tunnel syndrome and/or sensory neuropathy of the upper extremities, finding no evidence that these conditions were caused by a cold weather injury during active service.

The Board granted service connection for post-traumatic low back strain, but denied service connection for carpal tunnel syndrome of the wrists and left leg paresthesias.

The veteran withdrew her appeal, and the Board dismissed the case.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a back disorder, tinnitus, and an increased rating for residuals of a shell fragment wound of the left hand and wrist.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for residuals, status post carpal tunnel release as a result of VA treatment.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for all issues, and the Board does not have jurisdiction to decide these benefits.

The Board denied service connection for a neurologic disorder manifested by numbness of the right funny bone/elbow, arthritis, and degenerative joint disease of the arms, legs, hands, wrists, feet, and hips, secondary to service-connected mechanical low back pain.

The veteran's right wrist disability does not warrant a higher initial staged rating, and he is not precluded from substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted a 20 percent rating for the orthopedic manifestations of the service-connected degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine and right knee disability, but denied increased ratings for other conditions.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral wrist condition and PTSD, but found that new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for PTSD. The veteran's ratings for chondromalacia of the right patella and degenerative changes of the right knee were also denied.