Wrist & hand Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for a right wrist disability, PTSD, and left wrist disability due to lack of evidence supporting these conditions or their etiology.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current disability of carpal tunnel of the right hand, bilateral knee disorder, or lower back disorder incurred in service. The claim for these conditions is therefore denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 10 percent for his left knee disorder, service connection for a left ankle disorder, postoperative residuals of left wrist ganglion cyst removal, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus.

The VA determined that the veteran's degenerative joint disease status post old ununited scaphoid fracture, left wrist warrants a 10 percent rating and denied any higher rating.

The Board has determined that additional records are needed to properly adjudicate the veteran's claims, including confirming her service dates and obtaining medical records from various facilities. The veteran will be scheduled for VA examinations to determine the nature and likely etiology of any cardiovascular disease and bilateral hand conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for TDIU, finding that he did not meet the schedular criteria for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability prior to March 6, 2003.

The Board has determined that the veteran's left wrist disability is related to his active duty service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the veteran's peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities is due to his in-service exposure to Agent Orange, warranting service connection.,Regarding bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, while not present during service or for many years thereafter, the evidence does not support a finding of direct service connection.

The veteran's initial compensable rating for post-operative arthroscopic hand surgical repair, status post traumatic rupture scapholunate ligament, left wrist is granted.

The Board found that the veteran's current right and left wrist disabilities are not related to his military service, as there is no evidence of any injury or condition during service. The preponderance of medical evidence does not support a finding that the veteran's current conditions are due to his in-service injuries.

The veteran's unauthorized private medical expenses incurred at S.J. Hospital from February 8, 2004 to February 9, 2004 are denied as the services were not rendered in a medical emergency of such nature that delay would have been hazardous to life or health.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome is not related to service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that an effective date prior to November 30, 2001 for the grant of service connection for right and left carpal tunnel syndrome is denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current heart condition and bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome are not related to his military service. The claims for service connection have been denied.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a left wrist disorder, as there is no evidence of a current disability that is related to military service or a service-connected condition.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed conditions are not service-connected, and thus denied all of his claims.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, finding no current disabilities related to his in-service injuries or eye procedures. The evidence does not support a grant of service connection.

The Board has denied the veteran's applications to reopen his claims for service connection due to lack of new and material evidence.

The veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for chronic bronchitis is denied, and his TDIU claim is also denied as he does not meet the criteria for unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and fibromyalgia. The Board found that there is no evidence of a current disability or a link to military service.,For the remaining issues, including bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome and left leg CRPS, additional medical examination and opinion are needed to determine if these conditions are related to military service.