Wrist & hand Board decisions

The Board has determined that the reduction of the Veteran's rating for right wrist scars from 10 percent to noncompensable (0 percent) was improper and restored the original 10 percent rating.

The Board has determined that there was a duty to assist error in the September 2020 rating decision and has remanded the case for further development.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of any of the claimed conditions and therefore, service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for carpal tunnel syndrome, right wrist, is granted. The claims for left wrist disability, elbow disability, arm disability, and hyperlipidemia are denied.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for bilateral wrist conditions is remanded due to insufficient medical opinion in the October 2024 decision.

The appeal for compensation under 38 U.S.C. 1151 for left hand carpal tunnel syndrome has been dismissed due to the appellant's death.

The Board has dismissed all issues of service connection due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeal.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, finding that there is no credible evidence of a nexus between his current condition and his active duty service.

The Board has denied service connection for the Veteran's low back condition, and remanded the issues of entitlement to service connection for right ankle, left ankle, and right wrist conditions.

The Veteran's right wrist fracture is manifested by painful motion but not ankylosis. The Board has granted a disability rating of 10 percent for the right wrist fracture.

The Board has denied service connection for various orthopedic disabilities, including wrist, hand, finger, knee, and lumbar spine conditions, based on a lack of evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a VA examiner's opinion regarding whether his service-connected disabilities result in loss of use and if so, whether he requires aid and attendance without considering such disability/ies. The Veteran also needs to be considered for SMC R1 based on the need for regular aid and attendance.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of August 27, 2020, for left wrist carpal tunnel syndrome is granted.,New and relevant evidence has been received to reopen the claims for service connection of lower back disability, acquired psychiatric disorder, hepatitis C, left ankle disability, left hip disability, left thumb disability, liver cancer, and an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for effective dates prior to June 10, 2022, for service connection of various conditions. The appeal is also remanded for further action on some issues.

The Board granted service connection for a back disability and denied service connection for neck, left ankle, right ankle, left trochanteric pain syndrome, OSA, esophageal disability, left wrist, and right knee disabilities. The decision is based on the Veteran's competent and credible statements regarding symptom onset during service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the submission of new and relevant evidence. The Board will now consider whether GERD, wrist carpal tunnel syndromes, diabetes mellitus, ankle disabilities, hip strain, and knee disability are related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the claims for left knee, right knee, left wrist, right wrist, and right shoulder disabilities due to duty-to-assist errors and to address the ameliorative effects of medication.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of November 1, 2008, for service connection of left wrist degenerative arthritis other than posttraumatic was granted. The Veteran's claim for a higher rating of IBS with chronic diarrhea was also granted.

The Veteran's claims for an initial compensable disability rating for a head scar, service connection for right and left carpal tunnel syndrome are being remanded due to duty-to-assist errors. The Board will obtain VA examinations and medical opinions to address the relevant evidence.

The Veteran is granted an annual clothing allowance for the use of a manual wheelchair during the 2022 calendar year due to wear and tear on his clothing caused by the wheelchair.