Wrist & hand decisions — 2022

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left wrist disabilities, finding insufficient evidence to establish a nexus between these conditions and his military service or any related conditions.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection on all issues related to his claimed conditions, as the appellant withdrew these claims through their authorized representative.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, was denied. The claims for service connection for a lung disorder (COPD), sleep apnea, right knee disorder, left knee disorder, and bilateral hearing loss are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for various upper extremity, shoulder, wrist, and knee disorders as they were not shown to be related to service or any other compensable condition.

The Board has determined that the VA examinations and opinions provided were inadequate to address the Veteran's claims for service connection. The issues of entitlement to service connection have been remanded due to deficiencies in the prior VA examination reports.

The Veteran's claims for hearing loss, wrist and knee conditions, hip conditions, elbow conditions, sleep apnea, and shoulder impingement syndrome have been dismissed. The Veteran's service-connected left Achilles tendonitis has been granted a rating of 20 percent.

The Board denied service connection for a right hand disability and psychiatric disabilities, including as secondary to the service-connected back disability. The evidence did not support finding that these conditions were related to service or service-connected conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of his right wrist disability, finding that there is no medical evidence linking his current condition to events in service.

The Veteran's left carpal tunnel syndrome is granted service connection. The appeals for right wrist tendinitis, right upper extremity radiculopathy, right knee degenerative joint disease, and left knee degenerative joint disease are dismissed.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's cervical spine disorder is not related to service, and thus denied this claim.,The claims for hypertension, degenerative joint disease of the arms, elbows, wrists, heart condition, left shoulder degenerative joint disease, and right shoulder degenerative joint disease are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's appeal to reopen service connection for a left wrist/forearm nerve disability was denied due to lack of new and material evidence. Service connection for a left elbow disability other than a left wrist/forearm nerve disability is also denied.,Service connection for right cubital tunnel syndrome, limitation of flexion of the right forearm, and limitation of extension were remanded as there is no effective date prior to November 10, 2014.

The Veteran's claims for a right upper extremity and wrist pain disability, left upper extremity and wrist pain disability, right knee disability, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), and respiratory disability are all denied as they do not meet the criteria for service connection.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for right and left wrist disabilities due to incomplete STRs, lack of documentation of treatment, and the need for a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to inconsistencies in treatment records and examination findings, as well as a lack of VA treatment records after September 2018. The Veteran's right wrist, hand, and neck issues are being reviewed with new examinations.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for CTS affecting her right and left wrists due to inadequate consideration of all relevant evidence, including potential aggravation by a service-connected condition.

The Board has granted service connection for left shoulder, left hand, and left wrist disabilities. Service connection is also granted for a diagnosable but medically unexplained chronic multi-symptom illness of unknown etiology manifested as joint swelling.

The Board has granted service connection for left hand carpal tunnel syndrome as secondary to service-connected right hand carpal tunnel syndrome. The cases of sleep apnea, hypertension, and inguinal hernias are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claim to reopen his previously denied service connection for a right hand/wrist injury is granted. The Board found that new and material evidence has been received, raising a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Veteran's right wrist disability is currently rated at 10% and the Board finds no evidence of ankylosis or other conditions warranting a higher rating. The appeal for a higher evaluation is denied.