The Board has determined that the Veteran's De Quervain's Syndrome of both wrists does not meet the criteria for a compensable initial rating under VA disability evaluation criteria.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show the presence of ankylosis in either wrist or thumb, and range of motion findings were insufficient to support a higher rating based on limitation of motion.
- Claimed conditions
- De Quervain's Syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2011
- Citation
- 1103693
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinion and failure to obtain relevant treatment records. The Veteran's service connection claim for right wrist disorder, including De Quervain's Syndrome and tendonitis, is being reviewed.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea, left hand disability (including De Quervain's syndrome and ulnar entrapment neuropathy), and back disability are all found to be service-connected as they were caused by his service-connected right wrist and carpal tunnel disabilities.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his right wrist tenosynovitis, De Quervain's Syndrome and also found that he did not meet the criteria for service connection for hiatal hernia, GERD, heartburn, or other related symptoms.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for a disability manifested by pain in the joints of his entire body is denied as there is no evidence of a chronic, systemic joint disability affecting all of the joints in his body.
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