Wrist & hand decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for right middle finger, right thumb, and right wrist conditions as well as a bilateral foot condition. However, it granted a 30 percent rating for migraine headaches and TDIU.

The Board denied an increased disability rating in excess of 30 percent for the service-connected major (dominant) right wrist disability and special monthly compensation based on loss of use of the right hand due to the service-connected right wrist disability.

The Board granted secondary service connection for bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome and denied increased ratings for a cervical spine disability, left upper extremity radiculopathy, and posttraumatic stress disorder with depression/mood disorder.

The case is being remanded to the AOJ for further development, specifically to readjudicate the issue of entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent for lumbosacral strain prior to September 12, 2024, and in excess of 20 percent thereafter.

The Board granted service connection for asthma prior to August 10, 2022, and as of that date under the PACT Act. The claims for other disabilities were remanded.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea and higher initial ratings for right ankle degenerative arthritis disability, left and right carpal tunnel syndrome, and left and right knee strain disability, as well as a TDIU due to service-connected disability.

The Board denied service connection for various musculoskeletal and neurological conditions, as well as a higher rating for the veteran's depressive disorder.

The Board denied service connection for right and left wrist conditions, a higher rating for cervical spine disability, and found no current disabilities to support these claims. The claims for Raynaud's disease, temporomandibular joint (TMJ), ganglion cyst on the left hand, and sleep disorder were remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss and remanded claims for service connection for right and left wrist disabilities.

The Veteran's hypertension is rated at 10 percent, but no higher. Service connection for a left wrist condition was denied, and the right wrist disability claim was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for type II diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction, neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities, and neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities. The claims for service connection for an eye condition, vertigo/dizziness, GERD/reflux, cervical strain, lumbosacral strain, right wrist degenerative joint disease, left wrist degenerative joint disease, right knee osteoarthritis, left knee degenerative joint disease, a right foot condition, a left foot condition, and a right achilles tendon/ankle condition were denied. The claims for service connection for hypertensive heart disease/high blood pressure, sinusitis, headaches, allergic rhinitis, and a skin condition were remanded.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for a left shoulder disability, as secondary to a service-connected neck disability, due to an inadequate VA medical opinion.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for nerve damage, right and left hands, right and left knee conditions, and a left wrist condition.

The Board denied service connection for a left wrist condition, left shoulder condition, and fibromyalgia. The claims for thoracolumbar spine condition, acquired psychiatric condition, right wrist condition, right shoulder condition, and left ankle condition were remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for a left wrist condition, left shoulder condition, and fibromyalgia. The claims for thoracolumbar spine condition, acquired psychiatric condition, right wrist condition, right shoulder condition, and left ankle condition were remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for a left wrist condition, left shoulder condition, and fibromyalgia. The claims for thoracolumbar spine condition, acquired psychiatric condition, right wrist condition, right shoulder condition, and left ankle condition were remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for a left wrist condition, left shoulder condition, and fibromyalgia. The claims for thoracolumbar spine condition, acquired psychiatric condition, right wrist condition, right shoulder condition, and left ankle condition were remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, currently diagnosed as persistent depressive disorder, but denied service connection for residuals of head injury other than vertigo and headaches, to include traumatic brain injury (TBI), and for vertigo. The left wrist disability claim was remanded.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for all claims, including those related to various disabilities and service connection.

The Board granted service connection for a heart disability, diagnosed as valvular heart disease and cardiomyopathy, and left carpal tunnel syndrome but denied service connection for right carpal tunnel syndrome.