Wrist & hand Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for bilateral hearing loss is denied as there is no current disability meeting VA criteria.,PTSD service connection granted with an effective date of January 27, 2025. The original claim was filed on July 10, 2024.,Claims for left wrist and right wrist disabilities are remanded due to lack of VA examination or medical opinion.,Claims for right shoulder disability and headache disability (tension headaches) are remanded as the VA examiner did not address specific assertions regarding in-service events.,The Veteran's low back disability is diagnosed but a VA examination or medical opinion was not provided.

Service connection for migraines has been granted.,The previously denied claim for service connection for acute, subacute or old myocardial infarction, coronary artery disease is being readjudicated on the merits.,Service connection for carpal tunnel syndrome is remanded.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for SMC at the A&A rate was denied as his service-connected disabilities did not result in a need for regular aid and attendance.

The Veteran's right wrist disability is rated at 10 percent, but the Board has granted a rating of 40 percent for degenerative arthritis of the right wrist (major extremity), finding that his constant pain effectively precludes all movement due to ankylosis in a resting position.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to insufficient evidence of a current disability in some cases and the need for further medical evaluation in others.

The Veteran's claims for left shoulder, right shoulder, and bilateral knee degenerative joint disease as well as right upper extremity neuropathy were denied. The Board found no evidence of a nexus between the claimed conditions and service or service-connected fibromyalgia.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal to change the review option from Board to higher-level review, and thus the appeal is dismissed.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted as service-connected, and the claims for right hand CTS, left hand CTS, fibromyalgia, right hip bursitis, left hip bursitis, and bilateral pes planus with hallux valgus are remanded due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Board denied service connection for left and right upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome as there is no current diagnosis of the condition during the appeal period.

The Veteran's service connection claims for generalized anxiety disorder, depressive disorder, hypertension, gastroesophageal reflux disorder (GERD), liver condition, joint pain, intestinal condition, kidney condition, sleep apnea, vein condition, right carpal tunnel syndrome, left carpal tunnel syndrome, and lumbar spine disability have all been granted.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder is found to be etiologically related to service.,There is no persuasive evidence that the right hand CTS, left hand CTS, right hip condition (claimed as bursitis and impingement), or left hip condition (claimed as bursitis and impingement) began during active service.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's claims for bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, right knee disability, and both foot disabilities. The Veteran was granted service connection for respiratory disorder (claimed as COPD) and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board has granted the Veteran's request for readjudication of his claim for service connection for a right hand and wrist injury, finding that new evidence supports the claim. The Board also found that the current disability is related to service.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, headaches, visual impairment, right knee condition, and abdominal pain have been denied as there is no evidence of current disabilities or service connection has not been established.,For the issues of TMJD and left wrist strain, the Board has remanded these cases.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right wrist disability is related to service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented her from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment prior to March 4, 2014. The Board granted TDIU on an extraschedular basis effective March 4, 2014.

The Veteran's appeals for higher ratings on multiple left upper extremity conditions have been withdrawn, resulting in the dismissal of these cases.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional evidence, specifically Social Security Administration records.

The Board has received a request to withdraw the appeals for higher ratings of various left upper extremity conditions, and thus the appeal is dismissed.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to a lack of adequate medical opinion regarding the relationship between his current upper extremity nerve conditions and his active-duty service.