Wrist & hand decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for a right shoulder injury, but remanded the claims for a right wrist condition and right hand degenerative arthritis of 1st MCP, MCC joint (thumb) due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for further development, specifically to obtain outstanding VA medical treatment records since July 2022.

The Board remands the claims for a higher rating for left wrist synovitis with osteoarthritis and service connection for neck, left knee, and left hip disabilities to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including a right shoulder disability, right wrist disability, cervical spine disability, right hand peripheral neuropathy, migraine disability, and psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, finding that the evidence did not support a link between the condition and the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted service connection for left and right wrist disabilities, a low back disability, and assigned a separate rating of 10 percent for limitation of motion of the right middle finger. The appeal was dismissed for duty to assist errors in other claims.

The Board remands the claims for increased ratings and service connection due to missing treatment records and a need for additional medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for an undiagnosed illness characterized by chronic fatigue syndrome, remanded the claims for carpal tunnel syndrome and a psychiatric disorder to be further developed, and found that there was no evidence supporting the Veteran's claim of CFS.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for carpal tunnel syndrome of both upper extremities to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error, specifically an inadequate medical opinion.

The veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection of multiple conditions, including left and right knee disabilities, tension headaches, elbow and wrist disabilities, lumbar spine disability, sciatica of the right leg, and erectile dysfunction.

The appeal of entitlement to service connection for deviated septum status post septoplasty is dismissed as moot. The initial ratings higher than 20 percent for cervical strain, 20 percent for lumbosacral strain, and 10 percent for left wrist, right index finger, and right long finger strains are denied. An initial compensable rating for headaches is also denied.

The appeal for service connection for left hip and right wrist conditions is dismissed as moot because the benefits were granted.,The appeals for service connection for right hand/fingers and right lower extremity sciatica radiculopathy are denied due to lack of evidence supporting a diagnosis.,Service connection for left shoulder and right shoulder conditions is granted based on onset during active service.,Initial ratings for lumbosacral strain, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and hemorrhoids are denied as the criteria were not met.

The Board granted service connection for rectal scarring, rash, and discomfort due to an in-service sexual assault. The claims for other conditions were remanded for further development.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a skin disability, lumbar spine disability, and osteoarthritis of the right wrist to correct pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for back, right wrist, left and right foot conditions, and tinnitus to afford the Veteran examinations and obtain etiology opinions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for left and right wrist sprain, finding that the current ratings of 10 percent were appropriate given the evidence of record.

The Board granted service connection for cervical strain, left shoulder strain, left wrist sprain, right shoulder strain, and right wrist sprain as they are etiologically related to the Veteran's active service.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions as the evidence of record does not support a finding that any of these disabilities are related to the Veteran's active military service.

The Board granted service connection for left upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome and ulnar nerve entrapment at Guyon's canal and a lumbosacral strain, finding that both conditions were incurred during the Veteran's period of active service.

The Board granted service connection for headaches and a separate 10 percent evaluation for left knee pain with limitation of flexion, while denying service connection for left wrist disability, right wrist disability, allergic rhinitis, LUE ventral scar, and left knee pain with limitation of extension.