Wrist & hand decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a right wrist disorder and chronic nausea disorder due to insufficient evidence in the VA examinations.

The Board denied service connection for multiple disabilities, including left wrist, lumbar spine, right hip, right leg, left leg, bilateral foot, and onychomycosis of the right foot.

The Board granted service connection for right and left hand carpal tunnel syndrome, denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus, type II, and granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU).

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support a compensable rating or service connection for any of the conditions appealed.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities and a TDIU due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Veteran's service connection for left neck scar was granted, while the claims for left sciatic radicular pain, hypoesthesia, paresthesia of the left lower extremity, right ankle pain, and right wrist and hand pain were denied.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeal for service connection for migraines, GERD, left and right upper extremity cubital and carpal tunnel syndrome, and hemorrhoids due to an untimely filing.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a right wrist disability, while remanding the claim for a right knee disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a right wrist disorder due to the lack of evidence showing current diagnoses of these conditions.

The Board remands the claims for further development, specifically to obtain relevant Social Security Administration records.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, right wrist sprain, left wrist disability manifested by pain, left foot arthritis, right foot arthritis and hallux valgus, headaches, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, degenerative changes of the cervical spine, right lateral epicondylitis (claimed as right arm disability), and left upper extremity cervical radiculopathy (claimed as left arm disability and left elbow disability).

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied, and several claims were remanded for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings, except for a 30 percent rating for GERD.

The appeals for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and obstructive sleep apnea were dismissed due to the appellant's withdrawal of the appeal.

The Board denied service connection for a cervical spine disorder but granted it for a left wrist disorder.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and remanded several service connection issues.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a left wrist disability to obtain additional evidence and an addendum VA medical opinion.

The Board remands the motion for revision on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) of the July 19, 2018 Rating Decision that denied service connection for various conditions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left wrist epidermoid cyst, an intestinal disability, and shortness of breath to obtain a more complete VA examination.

The Board remands the claims for an earlier effective date for service connection for various conditions, due to a failure to provide notice of the Veteran's right to a hearing.