Wrist & hand decisions — 2025

The appeal for service connection of multiple conditions has been withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board denied service connection for a molluscum skin condition, right carpal tunnel syndrome, and fungal infection on scar due to the lack of evidence supporting current diagnoses or a nexus to service. The claims for bilateral plantar fasciitis, shin splints, left, shin splints, right, and tinea pedis were remanded for further development.

The Board remands the veteran's claims for further development, including scheduling examinations to assess the current severity of his service-connected conditions.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including carpal tunnel syndrome, radiculopathy, and peripheral neuropathy, as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions began during active service or were related to in-service exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and dismissed the appeal for tinnitus as moot. Several claims were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for multiple musculoskeletal and neurological conditions, finding that the evidence did not support a link between any of these conditions and the Veteran's active military service.

The Board denied increased ratings for major depressive disorder, left and right wrist ganglion cysts, lumbosacral strain, and hemorrhoids. However, service connection was granted for common headaches.

The Board denied several claims for increased ratings and service connection, while granting others.

The Board denied service connection for anxiety, bilateral shoulder condition, temporomandibular disorder, and bilateral wrist condition as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Board granted an initial 50 percent rating for vestibular migraines and a 30 percent rating for right carpal tunnel syndrome, but denied a compensable rating for rhinitis.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a compensable rating for bilateral wrist and hand disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for 'burn ban' and granted an effective date of May 12, 2020, but no earlier, for the award of service connection for coccydynia. The Board also denied various rating claims.

The Board granted service connection for multiple osteoarthritis conditions, headaches, an acquired psychiatric disorder, diabetes mellitus, sleep apnea, and gout based on the evidence showing a relationship to the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for service connection and ratings for various conditions, including diabetes mellitus, neuropathy of the lower extremities, and right wrist limited dorsiflexion.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including alopecia, bilateral bunions, wrist and hip disabilities, knee and lower extremity disabilities, depression, back disability, cyst removal of the right hand, plantar fasciitis, and a heart murmur with palpitations, as there was no evidence of current diagnoses or that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board dismissed several claims for service connection and a higher rating, including those for hypothyroidism, right achilles tendon strain, tinnitus, and erectile dysfunction.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for GERD and remanded the remaining claims for service connection due to insufficient medical evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as the evidence did not show that she was unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to her service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction, which is secondary to the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and remanded claims for further development of evidence related to other conditions including GERD and low back disability.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD and denied initial compensable ratings for common headaches, GERD, left knee strain, ganglion cyst of the left wrist, lumbosacral strain, right knee patella tendinitis, and tendinitis of the right wrist.