Wrist & hand Board decisions

Service connection has been granted for left shoulder tendonitis, bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, tinea versicolor, and PTSD with depressive features. The Veteran's claims of service connection for other conditions have been denied.,The effective date for the grant of service connection for tinea versicolor is May 14, 2002.

The Board has denied service connection for right wrist, eye, and migraine headache disabilities. The Veteran's claim of PTSD is also remanded as the examiner needs to determine if it was caused by a sexual assault during his honorable period of service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for lateral epicondylitis of the elbows and residuals of a scaphoid fracture wrist injury were denied as there was no evidence of significant disability or limitation of motion that would warrant higher ratings.

The Veteran's right wrist ganglion cyst was diagnosed during her active service and is granted as service connected. The claims for increased ratings of bilateral plantar fasciitis, left great toe hallux valgus, and headache disability are remanded due to new evidence indicating worsening.

The Veteran's body aches in the bilateral wrists, shoulders, and knees are granted as they are part of a medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illness.,The Veteran's insomnia is granted as it is considered a symptom of his service-connected PTSD with major depressive disorder.

The Board has granted initial disability ratings of 20 percent for left carpal tunnel syndrome and 30 percent for right carpal tunnel syndrome, effective from November 1, 2013.

The Board has granted service connection for a right wrist disorder and assigned a disability rating of 20 percent. Service connection was denied for left foot, upper-gastrointestinal (GI) disorders, peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities, and PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient efforts in obtaining private medical records and updating VA treatment records. The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of right hand injury, including carpal tunnel syndrome and arthritis, is now pending again with instructions on how to proceed.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right wrist condition and acquired psychiatric disorder. The claims are being returned for further development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of his claimed conditions. The Veteran needs VA examinations to determine if his current bunions, ganglion cyst, right shoulder condition, low back condition, pes planus, and sleep apnea are related to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for left wrist, right wrist, left elbow, right elbow, left shoulder, and right shoulder tendonitis and chronic muscle pain as the evidence did not support a current diagnosis of these conditions.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding his skin disability claims. The Board will request additional VA examination and review of records to determine if the Veteran has current diagnoses of seborrheic keratosis and actinic keratosis, their etiology, and whether they are related to service.

The Board has granted a disability rating of 10 percent for the healed fracture of the right thumb, but has remanded cases regarding the left wrist and right thumb disabilities due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, memory loss, bilateral wrist disabilities, neck disability, left knee disability, bilateral ankle disabilities, and bilateral elbow disabilities due to new evidence showing Gulf War Syndrome. However, these conditions are not found to be related to military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for obesity is denied as a matter of law.,His claim for an increased evaluation for left inguinal hernia remains remanded due to the need for additional evidence.

The Veteran's representative argues for a continued 10 percent rating under 38 C.F.R. § 3.324, but the Board finds no entitlement as of June 18, 2002 due to the grant of a compensable disability rating for the service-connected right wrist disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for right hand acquired trigger finger and bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, finding that there was no evidence to support a relationship between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to incomplete compliance with previous instructions.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and consideration of new evidence.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right leg disability was denied due to lack of current diagnosis.,Service connection for left hip and right hip disabilities were also denied as there is no evidence of onset during service or relationship to service.,Asthma was not found to be present at any time during the appeal period, thus denial of service connection.,Left wrist and right wrist disabilities were not found to have been incurred in service.