Wrist & hand decisions — 2025

The Board denied an initial compensable disability rating for the service-connected chronic orchialgia with epididymitis cyst and a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for the left wrist disability.

The Board denied service connection for right hand carpal tunnel syndrome, denied an increased rating for insomnia, and granted restoration of the 50 percent rating for bilateral plantar fasciitis.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a back condition, left wrist condition, and right wrist condition due to incomplete medical records and inadequate VA examinations.

The Board remands the issues for further development to ensure all available service treatment records are associated with the claims file.

The Board granted service connection for right wrist degenerative arthritis, left wrist degenerative arthritis, right elbow degenerative arthritis, left elbow degenerative arthritis, right knee osteoarthritis (diagnosed as right knee arthritic changes), and left knee osteoarthritis (diagnosed as left knee arthritic changes) on a direct basis.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability as secondary to service-connected erosive gastritis but denied the claims for a bowel condition, left elbow and wrist disabilities, and migraine disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and service connection for various conditions due to a lack of evidence supporting an in-service onset or relationship to service.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's left wrist degenerative arthritis, migraines, bilateral hearing loss, eye disability, and sciatica of the right lower extremity. However, it granted a 40 percent rating for back disability, service connection for erectile dysfunction secondary to the back disability, and special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ.

The Board granted a 40 percent rating for right lower extremity radiculopathy secondary to the service-connected lumbosacral strain status post spinal fusion L2-S1, but denied other claims.

The Board denied service connection for a right knee disability, left wrist disability, and left wrist scar as they were not related to the Veteran's active service. The claims for hemorrhoids and psychiatric disability were remanded.

The Board remands the claim for a medical opinion to address whether the Veteran's left wrist CTS was caused by or aggravated by his service-connected right wrist CTS.

The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) beginning March 29, 2007.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a bilateral eye disability, left wrist disability, and left arm disability as additional development is needed to address the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Board remands the claim for an increased evaluation for residuals right wrist surgery with fusion due to an inadequate VA examination.

The appeal was denied for earlier effective dates and increased ratings, with some issues remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for gastritis, ulcer disability, and bilateral wrist disability due to a need for additional medical evidence.

The Board denied service connection for a right ring finger injury, right hand fracture and a right wrist condition as there is no evidence of current disabilities related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board remands the veteran's claims for service connection for various disorders, including shoulder, cervical spine, thoracolumbar spine, wrist, and ankle conditions, due to deficiencies in prior VA examinations.

The Board granted a 10 percent evaluation for bilateral hearing loss from July 29, 2020, through September 3, 2020, and remanded the claims for service connection for low back disability, bilateral knee disability, and bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome.

The Board granted service connection for left wrist, left ankle, and tender and painful scars on the left shin and right ankle. The issues of increased ratings and earlier effective dates for certain conditions were dismissed or remanded.