Osteoarthritis (degenerative arthritis) decisions — 2023

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from February 1, 2006 due to his service-connected psychiatric disorder. He is also granted special monthly compensation at the housebound rate.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate examination reports and a need for further evaluation of the Veteran's left knee condition.

The Veteran's claims for a higher back rating and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and scheduling an updated VA examination.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU were denied due to her failure to report for necessary VA examinations.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, finding that she is currently employed and unable to secure or maintain full-time, competitive employment as a result of her service-connected conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for right hip and left hip osteoarthritis as secondary to service-connected knee disabilities. The case is REMANDED for further development regarding the Veteran's neck disability and headaches.

The Board has granted service connection for a right hip disability, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis of right hip osteoarthritis is related to an in-service car accident and continuous symptoms since service separation. The decision also resolves doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has remanded the claim for further development and adjudication due to failure to comply with previous remand orders. The Veteran needs to undergo a VA examination to determine the current nature and severity of his service-connected lumbosacral sprain and degenerative arthritis.

The Board has granted service connection for osteoarthritis of the right wrist. The issue of service connection for bilateral pes planus is remanded due to insufficient medical opinion and need for additional development.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right knee degenerative arthritis disease status post arthroscopy, finding that it is related to an in-service injury during INACTDUTRA. The decision resolves reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board denied service connection for osteoarthritis of the right knee, finding that there is no evidence to support a nexus between the current disability and active service.

The Veteran's thoracolumbar spine disability and frostbite of the feet have been remanded for further evaluation.,Service connection for left rotator cuff tear, residual fracture of the sternum, and residuals of broken fingers are also being remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a lumbar spine disability and right shoulder disability due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology. The VA is instructed to obtain STRs, conduct additional examinations, and provide addendum opinions.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining an additional examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's bone, muscle, or joint disabilities, as well as any hand, shoulder, arm, and hip diagnoses. The examiner is asked to consider the Veteran's reports of pain throughout the appeal period.

The Veteran's right knee disability is currently rated at 10 percent, and the Board has determined that a higher rating is not warranted based on the evidence of record.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his right knee disability is being remanded due to inadequate examination.

The Veteran's right hand disability is granted as service-connected.,There is no evidence of a current rib, ankle, or shin splint disability that can be linked to service.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right knee osteoarthritis and chronic ACL tear, but has remanded his claims for left knee disability and right foot plantar fasciitis due to insufficient evidence.

Service connection is granted for post-traumatic osteoarthritis with degenerative changes of the lumbar spine, right lower extremity femoral and sciatic radiculopathy, left lower extremity femoral and sciatic radiculopathy, and a left ankle chronic/recurrent lateral collateral ligament sprain.,The Veteran's service connection claims for left knee disability are remanded due to incomplete service personnel records.