Wrist & hand Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient examination and testing, requiring further action by VA.

The Board has remanded the case due to additional development being needed, including a VA examination and consideration of new evidence.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to the need for additional development, including new examinations and etiology opinions.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection of multiple conditions, including athletes foot, costochondritis, gastrointestinal disorders, left leg scars, bilateral knee, thoracolumbar spine, and right wrist disorders.

The Veteran has withdrawn her appeals for increased evaluations of various conditions, including right and left knee disabilities, right hand carpal tunnel syndrome, lower back strain, and acquired psychiatric disorders. The Board dismissed these appeals.

The Board has found that the Veteran's bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome is not secondary to his service-connected cervical spine condition and has remanded for further development regarding a respiratory condition.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted for the periods from September 2, 2011 to December 11, 2012, and from February 2, 2013 to December 3, 2016. The issue was dismissed prior to June 19, 2011 and from December 4, 2016.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for left ear hearing loss, right ear hearing loss, right wrist disability, and cervical spine disability as there is no evidence that these conditions began during or are otherwise related to his military service.

Service connection for left wrist condition is granted. The Veteran's initial noncompensable IBS rating does not reflect the severity of his symptomology and service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition to include PTSD, major depressive disorder, and anxiety is remanded.

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for numbness of the hands and fingers (including bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome) due to new evidence obtained after the last Supplemental Statement of the Case. The RO is instructed to obtain VA treatment records from specific time periods, including those from Tampa VAMC and SSA medical records.

The Veteran's hypertension is being remanded due to the need for a medical examination. The claims for increased ratings of chronic headaches, relapse fever/night sweats, bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, residual scars (due to removal of swollen lymph nodes), multiple joint pain, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, and blurred vision and twitching of the left eye are also being remanded due to the need for VA examinations.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, hyperacusis, and bilateral feet small fiber neuropathy. The Veteran's claims for a bilateral upper arm condition (to include fatigue), bilateral wrist nerve damage, bilateral elbow nerve damage, and bilateral leg condition (to include fatigue) are remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for additional examinations and further development due to new complaints of pain and worsening symptoms.

Service connection for a right knee disability and hypertension (HTN) has been granted. The Veteran's radial neuropathy of the right wrist is now rated with an effective date prior to May 12, 2011.,The rating in excess of 30 percent for the right shoulder disability and the rating in excess of 10 percent for the right wrist disability are both remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims for further development and consideration, including obtaining a line of duty determination, additional VA treatment records, and an addendum opinion regarding the Veteran's in-service alcohol use.

The Board has remanded the claims for lipomas, right wrist nerve damage, and lipoma removal scars due to incomplete records and need for a medical opinion regarding their etiology.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral upper extremity diabetic neuropathy and cervical radiculopathy, but denied service connection for carpal tunnel syndrome.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including back disability, prostate cancer, left hand middle and ring finger disability, glaucoma, and broken right wrist, were denied as there was no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his military service.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II, is granted as secondary to his service-connected status post partial thyroidectomy.,The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is granted as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II.,The Veteran's peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, left lower extremity, right upper extremity, and left upper extremity are all granted as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II.,The Veteran's cervical carpal tunnel syndrome is granted as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment, and the Board has granted TDIU based on this finding.