Wrist & hand Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for disability of the right upper extremity, including the shoulder. The decision is based on the evidence and reasoning provided in the original decision.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for post-traumatic arthritis of the left wrist and service connection for carpal tunnel syndrome of the left wrist as secondary to a service-connected disability. The veteran is currently seeking further clarification on his burn pit exposure claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran's left wrist disorder, which includes traumatic arthritis and Kienbock's disease, does not warrant an evaluation in excess of the current 10 percent rating.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected ganglion cyst of the right wrist, calluses of the right foot, and compensable rating for calluses of the left foot. The RO assigned a 10 percent rating for each of these conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a certificate of eligibility for assistance in acquiring an automobile or other conveyance and specially adaptive equipment, as well as financial assistance in purchasing special adaptive housing. The appeals were dismissed due to the Court's remand order.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher ratings for his service-connected left shoulder and left wrist disabilities, finding that the current evaluations adequately reflect the severity of these conditions.

The veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including hypertension, heart disease, PTSD, ocular disability, diarrhea, sinus problems, skin rashes, joint pains, nerve problems in the legs, leg cramps, burning feet, paralysis of the left side of the face, left hand and wrist injury, headaches, and tinnitus were denied. The Board found that these conditions did not manifest during service or are otherwise related to military service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations and total compensation rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities, finding that the evidence does not meet the criteria for higher ratings under applicable diagnostic codes.

The Board found no current medical diagnosis for the claimed conditions of allergies, tendonitis of the left wrist, elevated cholesterol readings, and syncope or blackouts. Therefore, service connection was denied.

The Board has granted service connection for tension headaches and assigned a 10 percent rating effective from August 3, 2000. The other claims of service connection remain pending.

The Board has determined that an increased rating for the veteran's kyphotic deformity of the thoracolumbar juncture with osteophyte formation at T-11 level and residuals of a fracture of the right wrist navicular bone is not warranted. The veteran received the maximum 10 percent evaluation for each condition.

The Board has granted service connection for chronic sinusitis and migraine headaches, finding that these conditions are attributable to service. The claims for right knee condition, left wrist pain, and left shoulder pain were denied as the evidence does not show a current disability or link to service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for his right wrist and bilateral elbow disorders, finding that the evidence does not support a higher evaluation than the current 10 percent ratings.

The Board has determined that the veteran's left wrist disorder, which includes a fracture and degenerative arthritis, warrants only a 10 percent evaluation. The evidence does not support an increase in this rating.

The Board dismissed the appeals of the veteran's claims for increased ratings for hypertension and entitlement to TDIU due to failure to file a timely substantive appeal.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for right wrist synovitis, joint and muscle pains due to an undiagnosed illness, cold intolerance, and entitlement to a higher effective date for service connection of chronic diarrhea. The claims were found not supported by evidence showing a direct link to military service.

The Board has reopened the claims for right and left carpal tunnel syndrome, a heart disorder (pathology to include atrial arrhythmia), and hypertension. The veteran's current diagnoses are found more likely related to his active military service.

The Board denied both claims for service connection and increased evaluation, finding no current residuals from the in-service fall that would support a claim of service connection. The veteran's right wrist fracture was evaluated at the maximum schedular rating based on limitation of motion.

The Board found that the veteran's left wrist and left elbow disorders were not caused by, or permanently worsened by, his service-connected left foot disorder.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased rating for right ulnar nerve injury, service connection for right shoulder condition, deQuervain's disease, and right carpal tunnel syndrome.