Wrist & hand Board decisions

The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current neurological disability and denied service connection for this condition. The claims for increased ratings of his left shoulder and right hand disabilities were also denied.

The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected conditions did not cause or contribute substantially to his fatal intracerebral hemorrhage, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of death.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is denied as he is currently gainfully employed and his service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to obtain private treatment records and to provide a medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's claimed disabilities. The appeal will be remanded for these purposes.

The case is being remanded to schedule VA examinations and address the Veteran's claims for service connection, increased rating, and scar rating.

The Board found that the Veteran's current bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome is related to her participation in VA vocational rehabilitation training, which caused additional wrist disability. The appeal for service connection and 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 benefits was granted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) as secondary to his service-connected Lyme disease is being remanded due to the need to determine if the April 2015 rating decision subsumed this claim and whether there is a likelihood that CTS symptoms are aggravated by his service-connected Lyme disease.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of her appeal.

The Board has remanded both issues for further development, including verifying an incident of herbicide exposure and scheduling a VA examination to assess the Veteran's hand disorders.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any left upper extremity nerve disorders.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities meet the schedular rating requirement for assignment of a TDIU and he is reasonably shown to be unable to secure or follow a substantial gainful occupation as a result of these disabilities. The claim for increase in left shoulder disability remains pending.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's cervical spine disorder, bilateral hand and wrist disability, and left elbow disorder are not related to her active duty service or to her diabetes mellitus.

The Board denied service connection for a low back disability and granted an initial rating of 10% for a right wrist ganglion cyst, but the appeal is not about service connection at all.

The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral wrist and left hand disabilities did not manifest during service or are otherwise etiologically related to her active military service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation, thus his appeal for TDIU on an extraschedular basis is denied.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional records and for proper readjudication of his claims.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and arranging for examinations to assess his claimed conditions.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection on several conditions have been dismissed due to voluntary withdrawals by the Veteran.

The Veteran's claims are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and updated medical records.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were granted. Service connection was established for migraine headaches, left knee patellofemoral syndrome, and low back disability. The Veteran received a 100% rating for her left knee patellofemoral syndrome effective from April 6, 2011.