Wrist & hand Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased initial evaluations for his service-connected wrist, knee, and toe disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings, finding no competent medical evidence linking his current back disorder to service. The increased rating claims were also denied as there was no evidence showing that the veteran's wrist disabilities warranted a higher evaluation.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection are not well grounded and have been denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection are not well grounded and thus denied.

The Board has granted a 10 percent disability rating for the veteran's right wrist condition, effective from October 19, 1999. The claimant is entitled to this higher rating as his right wrist disorder presents with pain and limited motion.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for sleep disorder/fatigue and bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, finding no objective indications of chronic disability due to these conditions during his period of active duty in the Southwest Asia theater of operations. The veteran's claims were not well grounded.

The Board has determined that the veteran's left elbow injury does not warrant a rating in excess of 10 percent, and his right wrist fracture is currently rated as non-compensable.

The VA determined that the veteran's right wrist disability, which includes a fracture and nonunion of the scaphoid, does not warrant an evaluation in excess of the current 10 percent rating.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection due to lack of new and material evidence, as well as insufficient medical evidence linking his current conditions to his military service.

The Board has decided that the veteran is not entitled to nonservice-connected pension due to lack of sufficient disability. However, more recent medical evidence suggests the need for further examination and evaluation.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected left wrist disability, finding that the neurological residuals did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating prior to July 29, 1996 and found no evidence of more than moderate limitation of motion or scars resulting in functional impairment.

The Board has granted an increased evaluation of 20 percent for the veteran's service-connected left wrist (minor) disability, which is characterized as residuals of a fracture with pain and decreased grip and paresthesia.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome is not well grounded. The veteran also does not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation for his fracture, navicular right foot and excision bone spur, right great toe.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including scheduling a Travel Board hearing.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for service-connected residuals of a fracture of the left radius and ulna is being remanded due to potential consideration of posttraumatic arthritis as part of his service-connected disability.

The veteran's degenerative joint disease, lumbar spine, is rated at 70 percent effective January 1995. His residuals of left mandible fracture are rated at 10 percent and his residuals of right wrist fracture are also rated at 10 percent.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right wrist disability does not meet the criteria for an extension of a temporary total disability rating beyond January 1, 1997. The issue of entitlement to an increased disability evaluation remains pending.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and an increased evaluation, finding that there was no clear and unmistakable error in their decisions.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for her left cubital tunnel syndrome and left carpal tunnel syndrome were granted, with each receiving a 20 percent rating.

The VA determined that the veteran's carpal tunnel syndrome of the right hand warrants a 50 percent evaluation, which is the maximum rating available under the applicable diagnostic code.