Osteoarthritis (degenerative arthritis) Board decisions

The Veteran and his representative withdrew their appeals for the issues of revision of the February 2016 rating decisions, service connection claims, and evaluation for hypertension.

The Board granted an effective date of June 29, 1971, for the award of service connection for a lumbar spine disability and granted increased ratings for cervical strain with degenerative arthritis and intervertebral disc syndrome, right upper extremity radiculopathy (upper radicular group), and left upper extremity radiculopathy (upper radicular group).

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for the service-connected left forehead scar but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, left knee osteoarthritis, and PTSD.

The Board granted service connection for lumbar degenerative arthritis and intervertebral disc syndrome based on the Veteran's continuous symptoms since service.

The Board remands the claims for an earlier effective date and increased rating for lumbosacral strain to include thoracic and lumbar degenerative disc disease and spondylosis, as well as left knee strain osteoarthritis, instability, and limitation of flexion.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection and increased rating for knee disabilities, lumbar spine disability, and SMC based on aid and attendance and/or housebound criteria due to an impermissible concurrent election.

The Board granted service connection for multiple joint conditions, including left and right shoulder acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis, elbow osteoarthritis, ankle strain, hip strain, and wrist strain.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 30 percent for bilateral pes planus but denied a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board granted service connection for thoracolumbar spine degenerative arthritis but denied service connection for right and left foot disabilities.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal regarding service connection for right and left knee degenerative arthritis.

The Board granted service connection for carpal tunnel syndrome in the right and left upper extremities, but denied it for a neck disability. The 20 percent rating for low back disability was restored, and initial ratings of 20 percent were granted for sciatica affecting both lower extremities.

The Board denied a compensable initial rating for the left knee scar and remanded higher ratings for the total left knee replacement, right knee instability, and right knee limitation of extension.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including arthritis of the right shoulder, back disability, left leg amputation, type II diabetes mellitus, and rotary nystagmus. The Veteran's claims were not supported by credible evidence.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the assignment of disability ratings for cervical spine, radiculopathy, and right hip disabilities, as well as a later effective date for dermatophytosis.

The Board granted service connection for a left knee disability, to include degenerative arthritis, based on the Veteran's competent and credible testimony of continuity of symptomatology.

The Board granted service connection for right hip, left hip, right knee and left knee disabilities based on the evidence showing that these conditions had their onset in service.

The Board remands the increased rating claims for right wrist and left shoulder for further development.

The Board granted an increased 30 percent rating for the Veteran's right foot sprain residual of right injury with degenerative arthritis from January 21, 2025 to February 18, 2025.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a rating greater than 10 percent for left knee osteoarthritis based on the evidence of record.

The veteran's appeal for service connection for right great toe degenerative arthritis was dismissed due to a late filing of the Board Appeal request.