Wrist & hand Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for an increased level of SMC based on need for higher level of aid and attendance.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection on the issue of bilateral hearing loss has been withdrawn. The Board has remanded cases involving lumbar spine, left foot, right foot, tinnitus, hemorrhoids, and carpal tunnel syndrome of both wrists.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for shin splints, sleep apnea, and bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and evidence.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service-connected conditions, including increased ratings for his right wrist scars and bilateral hearing loss, as well as a new examination for his respiratory disability. The claim for tinnitus was withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and all service connection claims for various hand and foot disabilities have been dismissed.

The Board has determined that a new VA examination is needed to assess the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected right wrist, left wrist, right-hand index finger, and left-hand index finger strains (claimed as arthritis).

The Board has denied the claims for service connection for a right wrist disability, a right knee disability, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (depression and PTSD) as there is no evidence of such conditions during the appellant's ACDUTRA.

The Veteran's service records indicate he had complaints of fatigue, left wrist pain, and numbness in his left thumb. He was diagnosed with a ganglion cyst on the right wrist which required surgery. The Board finds that additional examinations are needed to determine if these conditions are related to service.,VA will conduct further evaluations to assess whether the Veteran's osteoarthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome of the left hand, and sleep apnea are related to his military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been denied as new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the previously denied claims.

The Veteran's right thumb pain and numbness are found to be causally related to his service-connected right wrist condition, granting service connection for this secondary disability.

The Board denied service connection for left hand, right elbow, left wrist, and right wrist disorders, as well as lumbar spine and cervical spine disorders. The VA examiners found no evidence of these conditions in service or during the separation examination.,Service connection was not established because there is no medical evidence linking any current disabilities to military service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for a TDIU rating based on their combined rating of 80%. However, due to the lack of an examination considering her unemployability due to these conditions, the case is being remanded for further evaluation.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right wrist disability, finding that it was not caused or aggravated by his service-connected left wrist injury with ulnar nerve neuropathy.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient evidence and for further evaluation of the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorder, as well as TDIU.

The Board has determined that a VA examination is needed to determine if the Veteran's left wrist scar is related to his in-service injury.

The Veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for his service-connected right wrist injury (residuals of a right navicular fracture) is denied as the current 10 percent rating adequately reflects the functional limitations and symptoms described.

The Veteran's appeals for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus and an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for tinnitus have been withdrawn.,The Board has remanded several issues related to service connection, including back condition, right knee condition, left ankle injury, right wrist condition, bilateral hearing loss, sleep disorder (to include insomnia), and acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection and increased ratings were dismissed due to her withdrawal of the claims.,A rating in excess of 30 percent for headaches was denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right hand conditions are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right wrist and hand traumatic arthritis, to include as secondary to diabetes, and left wrist degenerative arthritis, to include as secondary to diabetes. The claim for a separate compensable rating for diabetic nephropathy was also denied.