Osteoarthritis (degenerative arthritis) Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for left knee degenerative arthritis, finding that the condition was aggravated during active service.

The Board denied the claims for service connection for bilateral hip osteoarthritis and meralgia paresthetica, finding that there was no evidence to support a direct or secondary relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's active service.

The Board granted service connection for left and right knee disabilities, diagnosed as knee joint osteoarthritis, based on the Veteran's credible lay statements and medical evidence showing onset during service.

The Board granted a disability rating of 30 percent for the service-connected left knee degenerative arthritis prior to August 7, 2015, and denied higher ratings for instability and dislocated semilunar cartilage.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss and a right wrist disorder due to deficiencies in prior VA examinations.

The Board remands the claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for right ankle osteoarthritis with tendonitis and sprain prior to May 15, 2025 due to a need for additional evidence.

The appeal was partially denied, with the denial of increased ratings for left shoulder and knee disabilities, but a separate award of service connection for left knee instability was granted.

The Board granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine, resolving all doubt in favor of the Veteran and finding that her back disability had its initial onset during active service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right hip osteoarthritis and left hip disability to obtain additional medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection for left hand degenerative arthritis and Crohn's disease, both on a direct basis with presumed exposure to herbicide agents during active duty. The claims for sialadenitis and TDIU were remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings or service connection.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and degenerative arthritis, degenerative disc disease, and spondylolisthesis of the lumbar spine. Other claims were remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to care for his daily needs without requiring the regular aid and attendance of another person, and he is granted an increased disability rating of 20 percent for left and right lower extremity lumbar radiculopathy.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for her service-connected lumbar spine degenerative arthritis with scoliosis due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted service connection for cervical spine disability with arthritis and lumbosacral spine disability with arthritis, but remanded the claims for left knee and right knee disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for degenerative arthritis, left foot, status post toe injury with associated tendon injury.

The appeal for service connection for lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis and vertebral fracture was granted, but the appeal for obstructive sleep apnea was dismissed as moot.

The veteran's appeals for extensions of time to file Board Appeal requests were denied, and the attempted appeals were dismissed.

The Board granted service connection for a left shoulder disability, diagnosed as left labral tear, including SLAP and acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board denied service connection for right hip osteoarthritis, status-post total hip replacement, as the evidence did not support a direct link to active duty or any incident of service.