Wrist & hand decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disability and musculoskeletal issues, to ensure appropriate development of evidence.

The appeal for a rating in excess of 10 percent for left wrist osteoarthritis was withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings or additional service-connected conditions.

The Board denied various claims for increased ratings and effective dates, including those for tinnitus, wrist scars, lower extremity radiculopathy, bulimia nervosa, psychiatric disability, benign neutropenia, herpes II, GERD, plantar fasciitis, and TDIU.

The Board denied increased ratings for diabetic neuropathy and related carpal tunnel syndrome of the left and right upper and lower extremities, finding that the appellant's symptoms were wholly sensory and mild or moderate in severity.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a left shoulder condition and a left wrist condition, as there was no evidence of a current disability at any time during or approximate to the pendency of the claim.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for separate ratings and increased ratings for conditions related to Reiter's syndrome, including the bilateral shoulders, elbows, wrists, hands/thumbs, ankles, tachybrady syndrome, left toes, and right toes.

The appeal for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and a disability of the left upper extremity, including carpal tunnel syndrome and ulnar neuropathy at the wrist, has been withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Veteran's service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder was granted, while claims for other conditions were denied.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for carpal tunnel left hand due to an inadequate VA examination and missing records.

The veteran's appeal for service connection for various conditions was dismissed due to untimely filing of the Board Appeal request.

The Board remands the claims for further development and to correct pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including left foot plantar fasciitis, right foot plantar fasciitis, and other musculoskeletal issues, as the evidence did not support a finding of a current disability related to in-service injury or event.

The Board granted service connection for left wrist condition, cervical spine condition, lumbar spine condition, and left hand condition, as well as a compensable rating of 20 percent for hemorrhoids.

The Board granted service connection for left shoulder glenohumeral joint osteoarthritis, cervical spinal stenosis and degenerative disc disease, and left-hand carpal tunnel syndrome. The claim for an earlier effective date was denied, as well as the claim for a higher rating.

The Board granted service connection for headaches and a left knee condition, but denied service connection for hearing loss, vertigo, right ankle, right knee, and right wrist conditions. The claims for lumbar spine and allergic rhinitis were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) as a qualifying chronic disability and granted an initial 10% rating for right knee instability, while denying service connection for other conditions including right wrist disorder, left hip disorder, right hand arthritis, left shoulder arthritis, increased ratings for the right knee flexion, and right shoulder recurrent dislocation.

The Board granted readjudication of the service connection claims for various conditions based on new and relevant evidence, but remanded several claims for further development.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD and remanded the claims for service connection for various conditions, as well as a TDIU claim.

The Veteran's migraine headache disorder is granted as secondary to his service-connected sleep apnea and tinnitus. The carpal tunnel syndrome claims are remanded for further development.