Wrist & hand Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection for right wrist, left wrist, right shoulder, and left shoulder disorders have been reopened. Bilateral hearing loss disability is granted as incurred in service.,Tinnitus is granted as incurred in service.

The Veteran's initial compensable disability evaluations for his ganglion cyst of the right wrist and early loss of the medial joint space of the right knee have been granted. The Veteran is currently rated at 10 percent for both conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a right foot condition and a right leg condition have been denied as there is no evidence of any current disability related to his in-service injury, and the Veteran has not provided sufficient credible evidence to establish continuity of symptomatology.

The Veteran's appeal involves multiple issues related to service connection for various disabilities, including bilateral hearing loss, vision impairment, and neurological disorders. The claims are being remanded due to the need for additional medical records and a new VA examination.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for scheduling a video conference Board hearing at the RO. The issues on appeal include service connection claims and increased rating claims.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for a left wrist disorder and granted service connection based on direct evidence showing that the Veteran's fall due to his right knee disability caused him to injure his left wrist.,Service connection was also established for varicose veins of the right leg, which were found to be related to the Veteran's service-connected right knee disability.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and development of his claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a left wrist disability.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain his service treatment records and for a comprehensive VA examination to clarify the current diagnoses and etiology of his claimed disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for hemorrhoids and right wrist perilunate dislocation are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and scheduling VA examinations.

The Board has reopened several claims and remanded them for further development, including those related to the Veteran's bilateral foot disorder, shoulder disorders, hypertension, PTSD, left wrist disorder, right ear disorder, chronic fatigue syndrome, peripheral neuropathy, and left elbow disorder.

The Board denied entitlement to higher initial ratings for the Veteran's migraine headaches and bilateral wrist disabilities, finding that her symptoms did not meet or approximate criteria warranting a rating in excess of 30 percent for migraines or a rating in excess of 10 percent for degenerative arthritic changes of the wrists.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and consideration of his TDIU claim.

The Veteran's right and left wrist carpal tunnel syndromes are rated at 30% and 20%, respectively, effective December 18, 2007. The rating was increased to 30% for the right wrist on April 22, 2011.

The Veteran does not have a left wrist or left shoulder disability that is the result of disease or injury incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

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

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed left wrist disability, vagus nerve disability, and blackouts.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any current right wrist disability, to include right wrist strain. The claim for service connection for sleep apnea will also be remanded for issuance of an SOC.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations for his right wrist disability and tender dorsal scar of the right wrist were denied as there was no evidence to support ratings in excess of 10 percent.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed disabilities were not incurred or aggravated during his periods of active duty service, including his periods of ACDUTRA and INACDUTRA in the Air Force Reserve from 1977 to 1993. The claims are therefore denied.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain outstanding VA treatment records and to schedule him for additional examinations. The claims will be readjudicated based on the evidence.