Wrist & hand decisions — 2025

The Board remanded all claims for service connection due to errors in obtaining the Veteran's complete service records.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left knee disabilities were denied. The claims for back, wrist, skin, and sleep apnea disabilities were remanded.

The appeal was dismissed because the veteran withdrew it before a decision was made.

Service connection for left knee disability, left wrist disability, migraines, and dental disability for compensation purposes is denied. The claim for service connection for a dental disability for treatment purposes is remanded.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions, finding that the evidence does not support a current disability or a link to service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for TBI, headache disability, and right shoulder disability were dismissed because they had already been granted. The claims for back disability and left wrist disability were remanded for further development.

The Board granted the appeals to readjudicate claims for service connection for a heart disability, lumbar spine back disability, upper respiratory condition, and sleep condition. All other issues were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for a bilateral hand disability, to include bilateral hand arthritis, left thumb CMC strain, and left carpal tunnel syndrome, and a bilateral knee disability, including gout.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for higher disability ratings for various scars, finding that the criteria for such ratings were not met.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's right wrist carpal tunnel syndrome, right elbow lateral epicondylitis and strain, right shoulder strain, and left shoulder strain. The evidence did not show any in-service injuries or events related to these conditions.

The Board denied all the veteran's claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates.

The Board remanded all issues to obtain missing service treatment records.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for left shoulder disability, left wrist disability, and sleep disturbances. The VA will re-evaluate these conditions based on new evidence.

The Board remanded all issues to the VA for further evaluation and examinations. The Veteran's claims were not granted or denied at this time.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for several service-connected disabilities and initial ratings in excess of the assigned percentages. An increased rating of 20 percent was granted for the right ankle disability. Claims for service connection for left knee, right knee, left hip, and right hip disabilities were denied. The claims for service connection for a left shoulder disability, hypertension, right upper extremity radiculopathy, left upper extremity radiculopathy, and entitlement to TDIU were remanded.

The claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of degenerative arthritis of the left wrist was dismissed because the veteran did not clearly identify a specific error. The veteran can refile with more details.

The Board remands the veteran's claims for further development of private treatment records.

The Board dismissed claims for diverticulitis, hiatal hernia, right ankle disability, and left finger scar. Claims for left ankle disability and acquired psychiatric disorder were denied. Other conditions were remanded.

The veteran's appeals for service connection of right wrist carpal tunnel syndrome and right elbow cubital tunnel syndrome were dismissed because the veteran requested to withdraw these claims.

The Board denied the Veteran's requests for an earlier effective date and a higher rating for his wrist disability. The claims for service connection for sleep apnea, psychiatric disorder, back disability, and foot disability were remanded.