Osteoarthritis (degenerative arthritis) Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for right upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome and denied an increased rating for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, but granted a separate 10 percent disability rating for tinnitus.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date and remanded service connection claims for radiculopathy affecting the femoral nerve in both lower extremities.

The Board remands the case to obtain an addendum medical opinion addressing the etiology of the Veteran's lower back disorder, including whether it was caused by or aggravated by his service-connected cervical spine disability, right knee disability, and/or right ankle disability.

The Board remands the claims for a higher rating for the right leg tibia and fibula disability, service connection for a left leg and left foot condition, and entitlement to TDIU due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for right knee strain, osteoarthritis, and patellofemoral pain syndrome, a left hip condition, and a right eye injury to include double vision. The Board also granted ratings of 30 percent for migraine headaches prior to December 13, 2021, and 20 percent from March 26, 2022, for left lower extremity radiculopathy (LLER).

The Board remands the claims for service connection for lumbosacral strain, left lower lumbar condition, right lower lumbar condition, and left hand fracture dislocation left proximal 5th phalanx at MCP joint s/p reduction with degenerative arthritis to obtain additional medical opinions.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for right knee joint osteoarthritis due to a lack of compliance with previous remand directives.

The Veteran's left hip degenerative arthritis, status-post surgical resurfacing, was granted a 50 percent disability evaluation.

The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder, degenerative arthritis and disc disease of the lumbar spine, and multiple sclerosis. The increased disability rating in excess of 30 percent for migraine headaches was denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for specially adapted housing and special home adaptation grant due to a lack of evidence showing that any service-connected disabilities result in loss of use of lower extremities or other qualifying conditions.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the award of service connection for sleep apnea and nummular dermatitis, eczema, but denied a higher disability rating for left foot metatarsalgia fracture, with Morton's neuroma, hammer toes, hallux valgus, hallux rigidus, plantar fasciitis, pes planus and degenerative arthritis, and an initial disability rating in excess of 50 percent for sleep apnea.

The Board granted service connection for a lumbosacral spine condition, including degenerative arthritis, degenerative disc disease other than intervertebral disc syndrome, annular tear of L5/S1, lumbar neuritis/neuralgia, and herniated disc L5/S1. The claim for obstructive sleep apnea was remanded for further consideration.

The Board denied the veteran's petitions to readjudicate claims for service connection for right knee degenerative arthritis, left knee degenerative arthritis, right elbow lateral epicondylitis, left elbow lateral epicondylitis, and plantar fasciitis as no new and relevant evidence was submitted since the April 2020 rating decision.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the veteran's service-connected conditions, including trochanteric pain syndrome and bursitis, degenerative arthritis with spinal stenosis and disc bulge, right thumb ulnar collateral ligament tear, and lumbar radiculopathy, all effective April 16, 2023.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, and bilateral tinnitus. The claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral plantar fasciitis was denied. Other claims were either granted or remanded.

The Board granted service connection for a back disability and a respiratory disability, including COPD and asthma, as secondary to the service-connected tuberculosis with lobectomy. The claims for a heart disability, diabetes mellitus, and kidney disability were remanded.

The Board granted the restoration of a 20 percent disability rating for lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis effective April 7, 2022, and denied a higher rating.

The veteran's appeal for an increased rating for lumbar degenerative arthritis and degenerative disc disease was dismissed as it was not timely filed.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for degenerative arthritis and spinal stenosis, finding no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board granted service connection for right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy, left hip degenerative arthritis, right hip degenerative arthritis, and headache disability (migraines), but denied a higher rating for the back sprain.