Wrist & hand decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded claims for right knee pain, back condition, right wrist condition, and an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The appeal has been withdrawn by the Veteran and is dismissed.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for GERD, dyspepsia, a cardiovascular condition, and a right wrist condition due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board remands the service connection claims for colon polyps, left carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), and deviated nasal septum to the AOJ for additional development and consideration.

The Board remands the claims for additional development to ensure compliance with previous remand directives, including obtaining medical opinions from an examiner with a background in neurology and/or orthopedics.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for service connection and increased ratings due to untimely notice of disagreement.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis and migraine headaches, denied service connection for sinusitis, and remanded several other claims including those for shoulder strains, elbow conditions, and nerve conditions.

The Board remands all service connection claims for further development, including VA examinations and medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for a genitourinary disability, claimed as residuals of a hysterectomy, a left wrist disability, a right leg disability, and a left leg disability. The Board also denied an increased rating for PTSD.

The Board remands the claims for obstructive sleep apnea, right ankle sprain, and right wrist sprain as further development is needed.

The Board remands the claims for a rating in excess of 10 percent for De Quervain tenosynovitis and service connection for sleep apnea to ensure adequate medical examinations are conducted.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and an extension of a temporary total disability rating, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings or additional compensation.

The Board granted service connection for multiple musculoskeletal disabilities, including cervical spine degenerative disc disease and bilateral joint osteoarthritis, based on in-service exposure to PCBs.

The Board remands the case for further development, including obtaining a retrospective medical opinion regarding whether the evidence has demonstrated the functional equivalent of ankylosis at any point during the period on appeal.

The Board denied service connection for asthma, COPD, hemorrhoids, a heart condition, left wrist and thumb conditions, right forearm/elbow condition, lower extremity peripheral neuropathies, and upper extremity peripheral neuropathies as there was no evidence of an in-service event, injury, or disease relevant to these conditions and a nexus between any such occurrence and the present diseases.

The Board denied the claims for increased ratings for left hand peripheral neuropathy and left wrist fracture status post bone graft, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including COPD and asbestosis, to obtain additional evidence.

The Board denied service connection for right and left shoulder disabilities, a rating in excess of 10 percent for cervical myofascial strain, and other conditions due to the lack of evidence showing current disability or functional impairment.

The Board granted entitlement to a total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, but denied service connection for a bilateral wrist disability and a higher rating for hepatitis C.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as readjudication of a left knee disorder claim due to lack of new and relevant evidence.