Wrist & hand Board decisions

The veteran's claim for TDIU is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining more recent records of his treatment and employment status.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for left wrist, hand, and foot disabilities. The RO previously denied this claim in September 1984 due to a finding that the injuries were incurred as a result of the veteran's own misconduct.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his service-connected right carpal tunnel syndrome with history of ulnar neuritis is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for laceration, right wrist/hand with residual scar and hypoesthesia involving forefinger and middle finger due to a lack of competent evidence of active gouty arthritis.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing proper VCAA notice.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current right shoulder, bilateral hand and wrist, and back disabilities are reasonably due to service or reflect aggravation of pre-existing conditions.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected disabilities did not cause or contribute to his death. The medical evidence does not show that his end-stage COPD/emphysema had its origins in service, and there is no indication of a connection between his lung cancer and his service.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of an orthopedic and neurological examination regarding the veteran's right and left carpal tunnel syndrome. The RO is instructed to schedule such examinations.

The veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a right thumb injury, bilateral hearing loss, and low back disability are not established. The claim for service connection for right wrist disability is pending.,Pending issues include the establishment of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and COPD.

The veteran claims service connection for injuries to his right wrist and hand sustained in Germany. The case is being remanded due to the inability to obtain military hospital records from Boblingen, Germany.

The veteran's service-connected low back disability is rated at 40 percent, which is the maximum schedular rating for severe limitation of motion. The Board has granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The veteran's service-connected right and left knee disabilities, as well as his left median carpal tunnel syndrome (minor), were rated based on their current manifestations. The RO granted increased ratings for the knees but denied an increase in rating for the carpal tunnel syndrome.

The veteran's service connection claim for the residuals of a March 12, 1983 motor vehicle accident is granted. The court finds that his current disabilities are related to this incident.

The veteran's appeal for higher initial evaluations for his service-connected residuals of a scaphoid fracture of the right wrist and asthma was dismissed as he withdrew the asthma issue from appeal.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any current right wrist, right knee, and left knee disabilities.

The veteran's appeal is remanded due to inconsistencies in the clinical and EMG findings, need for additional VA outpatient records, and potential extraschedular evaluation.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for right knee, left ankle, bilateral hip, and left wrist disabilities due to a lack of medical evidence establishing a current disability or a relationship between any such disabilities and either service or a service-connected condition.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of shoulder and hand injuries, right shoulder injury, neck condition (including degenerative disc disease), arm conditions (including carpal tunnel syndrome), and migraine headaches. The veteran's symptoms were not found to be related to his military service.

The veteran is seeking service connection for carpal tunnel syndrome of the right hand, which he claims is secondary to his service-connected left ulnar styloid process fracture. He also seeks an increased rating for his left wrist disability.

The VA denied service connection for a cervical spine disorder, lumbosacral spine disorder, right wrist disorder, bilateral ankle disorder, left shoulder disorder, headache disorder, and sinus disorder.,There is no evidence of any current disability related to the veteran's claimed conditions.