Osteoarthritis (degenerative arthritis) Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for multiple conditions, including a back condition, sacroiliitis, and degenerative arthritis in various joints.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, to include as secondary to service-connected Burkitt's lymphoma, due to inadequate medical opinions and unobtained private treatment records.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, right hand pain, and lumbar spine condition; denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left shoulder condition, and obstructive sleep apnea; and remanded claims related to tinnitus, PTSD, TDIU, and other conditions.

The Board denied service connection for lumbar spine disability, to include degenerative arthritis, as the evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's current condition was related to his military service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral knee, hip, and foot disabilities due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board remands the Veteran's increased rating claims for his right and left hip disabilities to correct a duty to assist error related to medication use in determining the proper disability ratings.

The appeal for service connection for a lower back condition was withdrawn by the Veteran before the Board could make a decision.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for lumbar spine intervertebral disc syndrome and degenerative arthritis, as well as an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for right lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for lumbar strain with degenerative arthritis and intervertebral disc syndrome, as well as bilateral lower extremity radiculopathies of the femoral and sciatic nerves.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, degenerative arthritis (lumbar spine), and lumbar radiculopathy, right lower extremity. The claims for PTSD, alcohol use disorder, a right shoulder disorder, and sleep apnea were remanded.

The Board denied an increased rating for PTSD, a TDIU prior to July 13, 2019, and increased ratings for the lumbar spine disability and radiculopathy of the left lower extremity.

The Board denied service connection for a degenerative arthritis disability, as there is no evidence of a current diagnosis. The claims for hearing loss, bilateral great toe calluses, coronary artery disease, and congestive heart failure were remanded to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date and a higher disability rating for his service-connected right shoulder conditions due to insufficient medical evidence regarding the ameliorative effects of medication.

The Board denied service connection for bronchial asthma and denied increased ratings for several disabilities, while granting a 10 percent rating for hypertension.

The Veteran's service connection for left knee joint osteoarthritis was granted, while the claims for bilateral ankle tendinitis with symptomatic laxity and bilateral foot degenerative arthritis were denied.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for hypertension, but denied higher ratings for scars of the left and right thigh, plantar fasciitis of the left foot, hip and knee osteoarthritis, and service connection for various conditions including erectile dysfunction, lumbar spine pain, TBI, and cervical spine pain.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea, osteoarthritis of the left knee, and osteoarthritis of the right knee as there was no credible evidence to support an in-service incurrence or aggravation of any of these conditions.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for right hip osteoarthritis to obtain an addendum opinion from a clinician regarding its relationship to in-service groin pain.

The Board granted an effective date of September 22, 2022, for the grant of service connection for right knee limitation of extension and flexion.

The Board granted direct service connection for GERD, hypertension, and a heart attack and its residuals due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. The right hip cyst with osteoarthritis was granted as secondary to the service-connected plantar fasciitis.