Osteoarthritis (degenerative arthritis) Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection, increased ratings, and TDIU as there was no evidence to support a secondary relationship between his right shoulder strain and lumbosacral strain, and his cervical spine disability did not warrant a higher rating or TDIU.

The Board granted an effective date of August 16, 2011, for the award of a 20 percent rating for low back disability and service connection for right and left knee disabilities.

The Board granted restoration of a 40 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected degenerative arthritis, left shoulder AC and glenohumeral joint, effective November 6, 2021, but denied an increased rating in excess of 40 percent.

The Board granted an initial evaluation of 30 percent, but no greater, for both the right and left foot degenerative arthritis from August 9, 2010.

The Board denied service connection for right ankle, posttraumatic residual pain and denied increased ratings for bilateral plantar fasciitis with pes planus and lumbar spine pain with degenerative arthritis. The thoracic spine pain claim was remanded.

The Board granted restoration of the 10 percent rating for the Veteran's bilateral dry eye condition status post PKR surgery/LASIK with meibomian gland dysfunction, and granted service connection for chest pain. The Board also granted a 40 percent disability rating for lumbar degenerative arthritis with spondylolisthesis from May 17, 2022.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder, bipolar disorder, alcohol use disorder, and right knee osteoarthritis secondary to the service-connected left knee arthritis. The claims for anxiety and depression were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for a respiratory condition and an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss. The claims for service connection for various other conditions were remanded.

The Board denied an increased rating for obstructive sleep apnea and remanded several issues including service connection for PTSD, increased ratings for various hip and back conditions.

The Board granted service connection for right hip osteoarthritis and denied increased ratings for various joint conditions, as well as additional special monthly compensation.

The appeal for revision of a December 2007 rating decision that denied service connection for a left knee condition was dismissed due to the premature filing of a disagreement with a deferred adjudication. The appeals for CUE in ratings assigned for degenerative arthritis of the left hip, right knee, and left elbow were denied.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including left and right knee degenerative arthritis and instability, left and right shoulder strain, chronic bronchitis, right ankle ligament strain, degenerative arthritis and mild scoliosis, tremors of the hands, and chronic fatigue syndrome.

The Board granted service connection for a right foot condition, including hallux rigidus with degenerative arthritis, based on the Veteran's credible assertions of continuous symptoms since active duty and resolving reasonable doubt in his favor.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and a TDIU, finding that his symptoms of major depressive disorder and right knee osteoarthritis did not warrant higher disability ratings.

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

The Board denied increased ratings for various service-connected conditions, including trauma- and stressor-related disorder, diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction, knee disabilities, and scars.

The Board denied compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a right hip disability and remanded claims for service connection for bilateral pseudophakia with epiretinal membrane in the left eye, right knee osteoarthritis status post replacement (arthroplasty), and readjudication of the claims for service connection for right hip and left hip disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for right, left knee conditions and back pain as the evidence did not support that these conditions were caused by or aggravated by active duty service or a service-connected disability.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date of March 30, 1978, for service connection for lumbosacral strain and major depressive disorder.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to her service-connected disabilities.