Wrist & hand Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus is denied as the current 10 percent rating represents the maximum schedular evaluation.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding her psychiatric and left wrist disabilities. The issues of service connection are pending.

The Veteran's left wrist ganglion cyst is not rated as compensable. The Veteran's tinea versicolor was rated at 60 percent beginning April 6, 2015.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining VA medical records from Portland VAMC dated in 2000 and requesting an addendum opinion regarding whether carpal tunnel syndrome is related to military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome is related to his service, and his surgical scars are secondary to his CTS. Service connection for both conditions is granted.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to address the Veteran's claims, including obtaining medical records and conducting VA examinations.

The Board denied the Veteran's application to reopen his previously denied claim of entitlement to service connection for a left wrist disorder, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.

The Veteran's appeal was denied for the entire list of issues presented. The Board found no evidence to support service connection for any conditions, and the ratings assigned were deemed appropriate based on the current functional impairment.

The Veteran's initial claims for service connection for a left hip disability, right knee disability, and left foot disability were denied in January 2007. New evidence received since then has been found to be new and material, reopening the claims.,PTSD was rated as 50 percent disabling prior to April 14, 2015, and is now rated as 70 percent disabling after that date.

The Board has dismissed the issues of service connection for left wrist, bilateral shoulder, and bilateral arm disabilities, as well as for a disability manifested by right-sided weakness (all claimed as secondary to MS), as they are moot due to the grant of service connection for neuropathy of both upper extremities. The claim of service connection for residuals of right wrist injury is being REMANDED for additional development.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for stomach and eye problems, as they are not related to his service or a service-connected disability. The other issues on appeal have been addressed but no rating assigned.

The Board finds that the cause of the Veteran's death was of service origin and thus, service connection is warranted for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current disability in his knees and lower back. The claims for hand, wrist, and right shoulder conditions are denied as they do not meet the criteria for service connection.

The Board has determined that there is no evidence to support the Veteran's claims for service connection of his right wrist and hand disabilities, as they are not shown to be related to his military service. The psychiatric disorder claim was also denied.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current right wrist disorder and denied her claim for service connection.

The Board finds that the Veteran does not have a currently diagnosed right wrist or low back disability, and thus service connection for these conditions is denied. The claim for service connection for bronchitis was also denied.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to a need for a neurological examination to determine if there is lower radicular group impairment related to the Veteran's residuals of a third metacarpal fracture of the right hand with carpal tunnel syndrome.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right wrist tendinitis had its onset in service and granted his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a ganglion cyst of the right wrist was granted. The remaining issues on appeal are related to his PTSD, hypothyroidism, and back disability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome is not related to his military service and denied his claim for service connection.