Wrist & hand decisions — 2025

The Board denied all initial disability ratings for the veteran's low back, left foot, left little finger, right wrist, tinnitus, and scars disabilities, except for a separate 10 percent evaluation for a painful scar of the back.

The Board granted service connection for carpal tunnel syndrome of the right and left wrist, as well as bilateral foot disorders, including bunions/bunionectomy, arthritis, neuritis, valgus hindfoot, and collapsed midfoot. The Board also granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, sleep apnea, diabetes, a back condition, and loose teeth or bruxism as they need further development of evidence.

The Board denied service connection for left carpal tunnel syndrome as it was not shown to be related to the Veteran's active service or a service-connected disability.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic arthritis of the right knee and denied service connection for a back disability, a right wrist disability, an acquired psychiatric disability, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus.

The appeal for service connection for back pain, bilateral wrist carpal tunnel syndrome, and a sleeping disorder has been withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for carpal tunnel syndrome and cubital tunnel syndrome as a pre-decisional duty to assist error was found, requiring an adequate examination.

The Board remands the claim for a right wrist disability to obtain a new medical opinion regarding its nature and etiology.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of April 8, 2020, for the award of service connection for fibromyalgia and granted service connection for degenerative arthritis in various joints.

The veteran withdrew her appeals for service connection and a higher rating, resulting in the dismissal of all claims.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for alcohol abuse, personality disorder, right wrist pain, and ingrown toenail.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for a TBI, cervical spine degenerative arthritis with intervertebral disc syndrome, and right wrist arthritis/wrist sprain, chronic as secondary to instability, left knee due to concurrent elections under the modernized review system.

The Board denied increased ratings for PTSD, right shoulder DJD, and right wrist sprain but granted a 10% rating for residuals of medial meniscus tear in the right knee. The Veteran was also awarded TDIU from February 29, 2020.

The Board granted an effective date of April 23, 1993, for the award of service connection for carpal tunnel syndrome, left (dominant), based on relevant official service department records that existed and had not been associated with the claims file when VA first decided the claim in 1994.

The appeals seeking earlier effective dates for the awards of service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis, right carpal tunnel syndrome, left carpal tunnel syndrome, hypertension, Raynaud's syndrome, and an acquired psychiatric disability were dismissed.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including a psychiatric disability and neurological conditions, due to missing service records.

The Board denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's deviated nasal septum, residuals nose fracture and remanded several other issues including service connection for a cervical spine condition, ratings for back injury with degenerative disc disease and left wrist fracture, and TDIU.

The Board granted service connection for left lateral epicondylitis, left wrist tendinitis, right knee strain, acquired psychiatric disability to include posttraumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and insomnia, and sinusitis.

The Board denied service connection for breast cancer, scarring secondary to breast cancer, an acquired psychiatric disorder secondary to breast cancer, and a digestive disorder secondary to breast cancer. The claim for a neurological condition of the upper extremities, including bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, was remanded.

The Board denied an increased evaluation for hypertension and remanded the claims for service connection for hypothyroidism and an increased evaluation for a right wrist sprain with De Quervain's syndrome.