Wrist & hand Board decisions

The Veteran's increased evaluation for rhabdomyolysis is denied, and his service connection claims for other conditions are also denied.

The Veteran's claims for right wrist fracture, left thumb pain, and tinnitus were granted with an effective date of January 2, 2024.

Your appeals have been dismissed because the VA Form 10182, Decision Review Request: Board Appeal (Notice of Disagreement), was not timely filed within one year from the date of the rating decisions.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for right hand carpal tunnel syndrome. The claims of entitlement to service connection for left hand carpal tunnel syndrome and Sjogren's syndrome are being remanded for additional development.

The Board has remanded the service connection claims for bilateral wrist, hand, and neck disabilities due to inadequate medical opinions regarding whether these conditions are caused or aggravated by a service-connected right shoulder disability.

The appeal regarding service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury is dismissed. Service connection is granted for an acquired psychiatric disorder, right shin splints, left shin splints, and hypertension. The claims for skin disability, headache disability, Type II diabetes mellitus, obstructive sleep apnea, lumbar spine disability, right elbow disability, left elbow disability, right wrist disability, left wrist disability, right hand disability, left hand disability, right ankle disability, left ankle disability, right foot pes planus, and left foot pes planus are all remanded for further evaluation.

The Veteran's claim for SMC based on the need for aid and attendance is remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The Board finds that an examination is needed to determine if the Veteran requires aid and attendance of another person due to his service-connected disabilities alone.

The Board has granted service connection for lower back disability, erectile dysfunction (ED), headaches, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), chronic sinusitis, vertigo, neck disability, right upper and left upper extremity radiculopathy, voiding dysfunction, pseudo folliculatis barbae, right wrist pain, left wrist pain, right hip pain, left hip pain, and right ear hearing loss.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service-connected due to in-service noise exposure.,Right ear hearing loss is denied as there is no current diagnosis under VA regulations.

The Board has restored the 10 percent ratings for radiculopathy of the femoral nerve and sciatic nerve of the left lower extremity, granted service connection for various ankle, elbow, cervical, shoulder, and wrist disorders, and remanded the claim for an increased rating for lumbosacral strain.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for her right wrist disability was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not show ankylosis or exceptional symptoms requiring an extraschedular rating.

The Veteran's claims for initial ratings in excess of 10 percent for service-connected lumbosacral strain, left carpal tunnel syndrome, and cervical strain were denied. The effective date remains August 24, 2021.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection of left and right carpal tunnel syndrome due to his withdrawal of the appeal.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to outstanding VA and private treatment records, as well as additional VA examinations and opinions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, CAD, and Parkinson's disease, render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted his TDIU claim.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims of service connection for hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, sleep apnea, carpal tunnel syndrome of the left upper extremity, carpal tunnel syndrome of the right upper extremity, and PTSD and unspecified depressive disorder as secondary to his service-connected back disability.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for bilateral upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome and diabetes mellitus, type II (DM II), as they involve issues related to service connection that require additional examination and opinion.

The Veteran's appeal was denied for increased ratings and service connection claims. The adjustment disorder with anxiety and depressed mood, left knee strain, right knee strain, carpal tunnel syndrome of the left hand, pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB), lumbar discogenic pain, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy were all denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate medical opinions regarding his hearing loss, tinnitus, and hypertension. The claims will be reconsidered after additional development.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for all issues related to bilateral foot condition, low back condition, left upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome, right upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome, and bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome scars. The appeal is dismissed.