Wrist & hand — all decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for right wrist strain, service connection for bilateral hearing loss and TBI, and dismissed the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board granted an effective date of March 2, 2007, for the grant of service connection for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy and November 26, 2014, for COPD, emphysema, and asthma. The claims for earlier effective dates were denied.

The Board granted service connection for a back disability and denied it for left flat foot (pes planus), while remanding the claims for right foot pes planus and right wrist disability.

The Board granted service connection for right and left wrist disabilities manifested by pain, but dismissed the appeal for service connection for GERD.

The Board granted the restoration of a 20 percent rating for cervical strain from October 1, 2024, and denied compensable ratings for bilateral hearing loss, scars on both knees, upper extremity radiculopathies, and service connection for wrist disorders.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including bilateral hearing loss, right knee, right hand, left knee, right ankle, and residuals of a traumatic brain injury due to untimely appeals or lack of evidence supporting current disability.

The Board denied service connection for vertigo, secondary to tinnitus and a compensable rating for the cesarean section scar. The claims for service connection for left ankle condition, right ankle status post achilles tendon repair, right shoulder condition, left shoulder condition, osteoarthritis of both hips, right wrist condition, and left wrist condition were remanded.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for headaches with auras and a 10 percent rating for temporomandibular joint disorders, unspecified. Service connection was denied for various conditions including disabilities causing numbness, hearing loss, hip and spine issues, chest pain, dizziness, erectile dysfunction, psychiatric disorder, wrist disability, shortness of breath, ankle and eye pain, and sleep apnea.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left upper extremity ulnar nerve condition, LUE and RUE carpal tunnel syndrome to correct a duty to assist error.

The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding VA's obligation to obtain relevant records from the Social Security Administration.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for multiple orthopedic conditions and a psychiatric condition due to the need for additional development, including obtaining new medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, left shoulder bicipital tendon tear, hypogonadism, erectile dysfunction, and left carpal tunnel syndrome. The claims for increased ratings for lumbar spondylosis with facet arthropathy and lumbosacral strain, right hip strain with osteoarthritis, other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, left and right ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain, right shoulder rotator cuff tear, left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome (to include iliotibial band syndrome), and chronic right wrist sprain were denied. The Board also granted an effective date of July 7, 2023 for the award of increased ratings.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left shoulder, right shoulder, right wrist, right hip, left knee, right knee, and bilateral foot disability manifested by foot pain to ensure that VA provides an adequate medical opinion addressing the Veteran's lay statements.

The Board denied service connection for a left hand disorder and chronic fatigue syndrome but granted service connection for erectile dysfunction, which is linked to the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board of Veterans' Appeals remands the issues of service connection for various conditions, including arthritis and Raynaud's syndrome, to obtain additional medical evidence.

The Board denied service connection for a left wrist condition due to the lack of evidence showing a current disability, either by diagnosis or functional impairment of earning capacity.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a right wrist condition to correct duty to assist errors, including obtaining missing service treatment records and scheduling a new VA examination.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for the right wrist, denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, and granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a TDIU and an earlier effective date for DEA eligibility due to insufficient evidence of unemployability prior to August 1, 2019.

The Board denied service connection for headaches, a bilateral wrist disability, a bilateral hip disability, facial scars, and a rating in excess of 10 percent for right ankle sprain.