Wrist & hand decisions — 2025

Service connection for tinnitus is granted. All other issues are remanded for further review.

The veteran's claims for service connection and a compensable rating for various conditions were denied. The claim for left knee degenerative arthritis was remanded.

The veteran's claims for service connection for right and left wrist disabilities were granted due to new and relevant evidence. The veteran was also granted a 20 percent rating for lumbar strain, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and left lower extremity radiculopathy.

Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is granted. All other conditions are denied or remanded.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of a right elbow disorder, including various conditions like cubital tunnel syndrome and bicep tendon tear. The Veteran's statements do not limit the scope of the claim.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for non-allergic rhinitis was denied. The issues of service connection for hand and wrist conditions, as well as hypertension, were remanded for further evaluation.

The appeal for service connection of a back disorder and right hand condition was dismissed because the veteran did not file within one year of the rating decisions.

The veteran withdrew their appeals for service connection for left wrist condition, traumatic brain injury, and a higher rating for PTSD. The Board dismissed these issues.

The veteran's claim for service connection for hyperlipidemia was denied. All other claims were remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for irritable bowel syndrome, bilateral flatfoot, and bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome due to lack of evidence supporting a current disability.

The Board remanded all the issues to correct duty to assist errors that occurred prior to the June 2022 rating decision on appeal.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate reasons or bases for relying on certain VA examination reports, and requests a retrospective medical opinion regarding functional loss during flare-ups.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for left and right breast fibroadenomas, vertigo, hallux valgus (bunions), residuals of a right femur stress fracture, bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, and bilateral hearing loss disability due to incomplete information regarding her exposure during service.

The appeal for Total Disability Individual Unemployability (TDIU) was remanded due to new and relevant evidence. The Board found that a combined effects opinion is necessary to address the Veteran's claim.

The Board denied service connection for left wrist disability, IBS, right wrist disability, and an increased rating for a scar on the left hand. It remanded decisions on bilateral flat feet and sinusitis.

Service connection for the veteran's back disability was granted. Other issues related to right hand, right shoulder, right wrist, and right ankle disabilities were remanded for further evaluation.

The veteran was granted a 10% rating for lumbar strain and for right and left ankle disabilities since October 24, 2019. Other claims were denied or remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's request to revise past rating decisions regarding ankylosis of the right wrist based on clear and unmistakable error.

Service connection for left arm triceps muscle atrophy is granted. Other issues are remanded for further development.

The Board dismissed the veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as moot because the veteran already has a combined 100 percent rating.