Osteoarthritis (degenerative arthritis) decisions — 2024

The Veteran's claim for an initial rating of 30 percent for residuals of a right great toe fracture is granted, effective from the date of the decision. The case is also remanded for further development regarding his TDIU claim and pes planus relationship.

The Board has granted service connection for arthritis of the right knee and degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, finding that these conditions are presumed to have been incurred in active service.,The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, is remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's right shoulder disability is currently rated at 20 percent, and the Board has remanded to determine if a higher rating is warranted based on current severity.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient opinions and lack of examination in both psychiatric and lumbar spine conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for left and right knee disabilities, finding that the evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether these conditions are related to in-service injuries.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and evaluation due to the need for updated medical records and examinations.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional evidence and a VA examination. The issues include arthritis, osteoarthritis of the jaw/mandible, sleep apnea, and dental disorders.

The Veteran's left shoulder disability, which includes AC joint osteoarthritis and supraspinatus tendinopathy, results in painful motion. The Board denied a higher rating as the evidence does not support a finding of limitation of motion at a level warranting a higher rating.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is granted as secondary to his service-connected back and left hip disabilities.,The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as it had its onset during service.

The Veteran's lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis is now rated at 40 percent from June 30, 2021. His right lower extremity radiculopathy has been granted a 20 percent rating since May 5, 2021.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for further development due to inadequate examinations and outstanding VA treatment records.

The Veteran's post traumatic vascular headaches have been restored to a 10 percent rating from December 21, 2018.,The claims for reopening the service connection for psoriasis and skin condition (secondary to sexual trauma or exposure to depleted uranium) are remanded.

The Board has granted an extraschedular TDIU from October 25, 2009. The cases of more than a 10 percent rating for service-connected right knee degenerative arthritis with painful motion and more than a 20 percent rating for service-connected right knee meniscectomy residuals are remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of left knee osteoarthritis, finding that it did not manifest during active service or within one year of active service and is not causally related to his active service.

The Veteran's lumbar degenerative disc and joint disease is related to active service, granted.,The Veteran's gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) disability is proximately due to his service-connected left knee patellofemoral syndrome with degenerative arthritis and shin splints status post ORIF left tibia fracture, granted.

The Veteran's PTSD has been granted a 70% rating effective July 25, 2017. The other conditions have had their ratings adjusted or granted.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and separate ratings for his lower extremity radiculopathies were denied. The Veteran's PTSD, right knee strain, lumbosacral strain with intervertebral disc syndrome, and sciatic nerve radiculopathy were all rated as 10 percent disabling or higher.

The Board has remanded the issues of entitlement to higher ratings for left knee degenerative arthritis and laxity due to a lack of sufficient evidence, including a retrospective medical opinion on functional loss during flare-ups.

The Veteran's right hip disability, diagnosed as osteoarthritis and degenerative joint disease, is granted on a secondary basis to his service-connected right patellar tendon disability. Service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and hypertension are denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were reopened on April 13, 2015, and effective as of that date, he was granted service connection for PTSD, TBI, back disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and residuals of fracture of tooth #10.