Wrist & hand decisions — 2025

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction, gastroesophageal reflux disorder, a left foot disorder, migraines, and a right wrist disorder due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for left-side carpal tunnel syndrome, finding no current disability and insufficient evidence linking the condition to military service or a service-connected disability.

The Board denied service connection for a back condition, hypercholesterolemia, an acquired psychiatric condition (PTSD, fear of water, and fear of heights), asthma, left upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome, right upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome, and hypothyroidism.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a back, left knee and bilateral wrist disabilities to provide adequate medical examinations and opinions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for migraines was granted, while the claims for left ear hearing loss, left wrist instability, and right wrist instability were denied or remanded.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral foot disability, left wrist disability, and right wrist disability as the evidence did not support that these conditions were incurred in or due to the Veteran's time in service.

The Board denied an increased rating for left foot metatarsal residuals and remanded the claims for service connection for various shoulder, wrist, lumbosacral strain, knee disorders due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied service connection for a right wrist disability and denied increased ratings for left elbow and psychiatric disorders. However, the Veteran was granted a 70% rating for his acquired psychiatric disorder from March 4, 2024.

The Board denied service connection for rheumatoid arthritis and right carpal tunnel syndrome, as both conditions were not shown to have their onset in service or be related to the Veteran's service-connected right wrist disability.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for the Veteran's right upper extremity neurological disorder prior to October 15, 2008, and denied a rating in excess of 40 percent as of that date. However, it granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board remands the matter for a new examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's right wrist condition.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a right wrist disability, neck disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, right ankle disability, and bilateral hearing loss for further development.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for various conditions as they were duplicative of other appeals.

The Board remands the claim for a new examination to determine if the Veteran's left carpal tunnel syndrome is related to his active service.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed disabilities as the evidence did not support a finding that any of these conditions began during active service or were otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.

The Board granted eligibility for the direct payment of fees to the appellant from past due benefits awarded in the portion of a July 2023 rating decision assigning an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for tinnitus, but denied such eligibility for higher ratings for left knee, left shoulder, right wrist and hemorrhoid disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed gastrointestinal disorder, hypertension, upper respiratory disorder, right wrist disorder, and obstructive sleep apnea as there was no evidence to support a causal relationship between these conditions and her active service.

The Board granted service connection for chronic left wrist strain and right wrist strain, but denied service connection for generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and bilateral shin splints.

The Board denied service connection for left carpal tunnel syndrome, left trigger finger, right carpal tunnel syndrome, and chronic bronchitis. The initial rating in excess of 10 percent for chronic sinusitis was also denied.

The Board granted service connection for chronic migraine headaches and a left wrist condition, but denied an initial compensable rating for constipation and hemorrhoids.