Wrist & hand decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for an anxiety disorder as secondary to tinnitus and denied the claims for service connection for TBI, sinusitis, higher ratings for left CTS, left inguinal hernia, and a scar associated with left inguinal hernia. The decision also remanded several other conditions for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating for PTSD, TDIU based on PTSD, and service connection for various disabilities, except for tinnitus which was granted.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, right wrist disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, right hip disability, and neck disability.

The Board remands the claims for further development and examination to ensure a complete evaluation of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II. The remaining claims for service connection were remanded.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of July 12, 2013, for the award of service connection for left wrist s/p open wafer, TFCC repair and shaved ulna with traumatic arthritis.

The Board remands the case for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions and records to determine the etiology of various claimed conditions.

The Board granted an initial rating of 20 percent, but no higher, for the Veteran's service-connected residual scars from surgeries of the right knee, left knee, and left wrist.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection for migraines, cervical spinal stenosis, a scar on neck, and right ankle disability, as well as increased ratings for bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome. The appeal for service connection for PTSD was denied due to insufficient evidence of a current diagnosis of PTSD.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left carpal tunnel syndrome to obtain an addendum opinion that addresses relevant service treatment records.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for sinusitis and a right wrist disability, as there was no evidence of these conditions during or shortly after his military service. The claims for other disabilities were remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for right carpal tunnel syndrome, left carpal tunnel syndrome, and an acquired psychiatric condition claimed as anxiety with depression.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a left elbow disability and a left wrist disability to obtain additional evidence.

The Board dismissed the appeals for ratings in excess of 20 percent for peripheral neuropathy (all radicular groups) with carpal tunnel syndrome, right and left upper extremities, since February 8, 2022.

The Board denied service connection for a left hand, left wrist, right wrist, and left ankle disorder as there was not evidence of a current disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, vitiligo, and tendinitis of both wrists due to a lack of evidence supporting a nexus between these conditions and his military service. The claim for lower urinary tract symptoms was remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for right carpal tunnel syndrome and rotator cuff tendonitis, finding that these conditions are due to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar myositis with radiculopathy.

The Board granted a 70 percent disability rating for the left wrist ganglion cyst, status post repair with degenerative arthritis, effective September 26, 2023.

The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss and initial compensable ratings for left ear hearing loss, left ankle condition, and right knee strain. The claims for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for residuals of a left wrist injury, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and a left knee condition were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for neurological disorders of both upper extremities to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.