Osteoarthritis (degenerative arthritis) decisions — 2025

The Veteran's PTSD was granted a 70 percent rating prior to June 7, 2019, from the earlier effective date of June 1, 2016, and denied an increased rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD from June 6, 2014, to June 1, 2016.

The Board remands the claims for a right hand disability and left foot disability to ensure that there is a complete record upon which to decide the claim.

The Board granted service connection for lumbar spine degenerative arthritis, lumbosacral strain, and hypertension, but denied service connection for tinnitus.

The Board denied service connection for osteoarthritis and a neck disability, finding that the evidence does not support a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's active service.

The Board remands the issues for additional development, including obtaining outstanding treatment records.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, granted a 20 percent disability rating for radiculopathy of the right and left lower extremities, and remanded several other claims including those for increased ratings for various disabilities and TDIU.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral knee, and bilateral foot disabilities, collectively warranted entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability from July 7, 2022 to October 9, 2023.

The Board remands the claim for an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for a cervical spine disability due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for depression and anxiety, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor. The back and neck conditions were remanded for further examination.

The Board granted an effective date of June 14, 2017, for the award of service connection for left knee degenerative arthritis with instability.

The Board remands the claims for service connection of left and right knee conditions, to include osteoarthritis, as new and relevant evidence has been received since the last denial in 2014.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a CUE in the March 21, 2018 rating decision that denied service connection for lumbosacral and cervical spine disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a compensable rating and an increased rating for scars of the left ankle, but remanded the claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for traumatic osteoarthritis residuals of tendon and ligament repair of the left ankle.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date of service connection for left thumb tendonitis and a higher initial disability rating for bilateral glaucoma, and remanded several other claims for further development.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disability other than PTSD and hypertension, and remanded several claims for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for cervical spine degenerative arthritis.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability and remanded claims for cervical strain, left hip osteoarthritis, right hip osteoarthritis, right knee strain, and obstructive sleep apnea due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection for thoracolumbar spine degenerative arthritis, chest pain, breathing issues, numbness in the hands, and foot pain based on a continuity of symptomatology and presumptive service connection under 38 C.F.R. § 3.317.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder, lumbar spine disability, and alcohol use disorder but granted service connection for tinnitus and bilateral pes planus.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a cervical neck pain and an upper back condition due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding private treatment records.