Osteoarthritis (degenerative arthritis) decisions — 2025

The Board remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings due to inadequate examinations and missing records.

The Board remanded the claim for a higher rating of the veteran's left ankle condition due to an inadequate VA examination. The Veteran will receive another examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a disability rating higher than 70% for PTSD and for TDIU due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date for service connection of left hip joint replacement, lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis, and right hip joint replacement. The earliest possible effective date is March 26, 2021.

The Board granted service connection for the veteran's neck disability, tinnitus, right and left upper extremity radiculopathy, and headaches. The decision was based on an approximate balance of evidence.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and pseudofolliculitis barbae were denied. The claim for restoration of the 20 percent rating for hemorrhoids was granted. Claims for cervical degenerative arthritis and left upper extremity radiculopathy were remanded.

Service connection for a back disability was denied, but the issue of service connection for headaches was remanded.

Service connection for hyperkalemia is denied. All other issues are remanded for further evaluation.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities preclude him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment, so he is granted Total Disability based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU).

The Board remanded the veteran's appeal to obtain additional medical records and correct errors in assisting the veteran.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of various IBM conditions and right knee osteoarthritis due to inadequate medical opinions. The veteran will receive a new evaluation.

The veteran's claim for service connection for recurrent peptic ulcer disease was granted. The claim for service connection for a recurrent lumbar spine disability, including degenerative disc disease and degenerative arthritis, was remanded.

Service connection for pes planus was granted, but service connection for bilateral osteoarthritis of the feet secondary to pes planus was denied.

The veteran's service connection claims for right and left knee osteoarthritis were granted.

The veteran was granted a 40% disability rating for their back condition effective November 20, 2019. The effective date for tinnitus service connection is November 22, 2019. Issues regarding cervical strain and GERD were remanded.

The veteran's request for an earlier effective date for service connection of right knee degenerative arthritis with Osgood-Schlatter's disease was denied. The earliest possible effective date is October 19, 2022.

The veteran withdrew the appeal, so all claims were dismissed.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions but remanded the claim for headaches.

The Board remanded all issues to correct errors in the VA's duty to assist, including inadequate nexus opinions and lack of required examinations.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions and increased ratings for several disabilities. However, the claim for tinnitus was remanded.