Wrist & hand decisions — 2025

The Veteran withdrew appeals for service connection of various conditions, and the appeal was dismissed. The Board also denied service connection for bilateral foot pain/flat feet.

The Board dismissed the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for right upper extremity nerve damage and denied service connection for left wrist disability and right wrist disability.

The Board dismissed the claims for evaluation of bilateral shoulder and wrist disabilities, as well as entitlement to individual unemployability, due to them being moot.

The appeals for service connection for right wrist, left wrist, right ankle, and left ankle disorders are dismissed.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral optic neuritis with reduced visual fields, left wrist fracture residuals, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus, rendered him incapable of substantially gainful employment from May 8, 2019, to August 10, 2021.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, obesity, and multiple nerve and skin disorders, as well as denied initial compensable ratings for several disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including carpal tunnel syndrome, knee and elbow conditions, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and foot conditions.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including headaches, bilateral pes planus, erectile dysfunction, and others, as the evidence did not support a conclusion that these disabilities were incurred in or caused by active military service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a right shoulder and right wrist disability as further development is needed.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a higher disability rating for his right wrist disability, a compensable rating for his right wrist scar, and a temporary total disability rating for convalescence following surgery.

The Board remanded the claims for service connection of various conditions and readjudicated the claim for a left wrist condition, finding new and relevant evidence. The appeal for PTSD was dismissed.

The Board granted a separate 10 percent evaluation for a painful right wrist scar status post ganglion cyst removal, but denied a compensable evaluation for the right wrist scar.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 50 percent for asbestosis with obstructive sleep apnea, granted a 40 percent rating for lumbar spine disability, and denied ratings in excess of 10 percent for right and left knee disabilities, but granted a 20 percent rating for the right ankle disability.

The Board granted service connection for right hip, right wrist, right shoulder, left knee, and right knee strains based on the Veteran's in-service activities as a parachutist.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's bilateral shoulder, elbow, wrist, and right ankle disabilities as there was no evidence of chronic disability in service or within a presumptive period, and no medical nexus to an in-service injury.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected depressive disorder with alcohol use disorder, but denied increased ratings and service connection for other conditions.

The Board granted service connection for pyoderma gangrenosum of the left and right legs, but remanded claims for sero negative rheumatoid arthritis affecting multiple joints.

The Board denied service connection for right and left knee strains, a left shoulder disorder, a lumbar spine disorder, a left wrist disorder, and pes planus as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted service connection for right knee strain with patellofemoral pain syndrome, left knee strain, and hypertension but denied service connection for a right wrist condition and tinea pedis.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including depression, anxiety, and memory loss, as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions began during active service or are related to an in-service injury.