Wrist & hand Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for higher ratings for various service-connected disabilities due to a lack of recent VA examinations and assertions of worsening symptoms. The cases are being returned to the AOJ for further action.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his left wrist and lumbar spine disabilities are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including new VA examinations.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for left wrist, left hand, and disability of the left ribs. The claim for service connection for a back disability is also granted.

The Veteran's claims for neck disorder, left knee disorder, acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD, anxiety, and depression), skin itching disorder, right ear hearing loss, right thigh disorder, right shoulder disorder, and bilateral wrist disorders are all denied as there is no evidence of current disabilities or a link to service.,Right ear hearing loss was not diagnosed for VA purposes.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to his service-connected disabilities, finding that they do not preclude him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for all issues related to service connection and rating of various conditions, including right and left ankle disorders, gout, wrist pain (carpal tunnel syndrome), knee degenerative joint disease, and allergic rhinitis. The Board has dismissed the appeal due to withdrawal.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection due to his right elbow arthralgia, as well as his related hand and wrist arthritis. The AOJ is instructed to obtain an examination that addresses the severity of the Veteran’s right elbow disability and whether it aggravates his hand and wrist disabilities.

The Veteran's service connection claims for respiratory disorder, right and left knee disabilities, right and left wrist disorders, right and left ankle disorders, and tinnitus have been denied.,Initial ratings in excess of 10 percent for the Veteran’s right and left knee disabilities were also denied.

The Board has remanded multiple issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including for psychiatric disorders, knee disabilities, wrist disability, shoulder disability, cervical spine disability, and lumbar spine disability. The RO is directed to issue a Statement of the Case on the psychiatric disorder claim.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for carpal tunnel syndrome of his right upper limb, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between his current condition and his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for low back condition, neck condition, residuals of a right wrist injury, and headaches as there was no evidence to support these conditions were incurred during active service or related to an in-service injury or disease.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for left wrist disability was reopened and granted, with the issue of entitlement to a rating assigned being remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, right wrist condition (gout), polycystic kidney disease, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus, type II due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, finding that her condition did not begin during her active duty and is not related to an in-service injury or disease.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional medical records and a VA examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a left wrist fracture due to lack of evidence showing that his pre-existing condition was aggravated by military service. The Veteran could not be examined because he is incarcerated.

The Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 10 percent for right carpal tunnel syndrome was dismissed. The Board also remanded the issues regarding service connection for an eye condition, left knee patellofemoral syndrome, and migraine headaches.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus. The claims for left wrist injury, left knee condition, right knee condition, and hearing loss are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for right wrist, left wrist, right ankle, and left ankle disabilities due to a lack of current diagnoses or functional impairment.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings on his left ankle, left wrist, and hemorrhoids disabilities are being remanded due to the need for further examination.