Osteoarthritis (degenerative arthritis) Board decisions

The Board remands the matter for a new VA examination to address the ameliorative effects of medication on the Veteran's right shoulder condition.

The Board denied service connection for various degenerative arthritis and impingement syndrome conditions of the Veteran's left foot, right foot, left hand, right hand, left knee, right knee, right ankle, left shoulder, and right shoulder, as there was no evidence that these conditions were caused by or incurred in service or secondary to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for migraines as secondary to tinnitus, right shoulder degenerative arthritis, and GERD as secondary to the left fifth finger condition. The extraschedular evaluation for the left fifth finger was denied.

The Board denied service connection for a left shoulder disability and granted a 30 percent rating, but not higher, for GERD. Other claims were either denied or remanded.

The Board granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right knee disabilities.

The Board denied increased ratings for the veteran's left ankle, right lower extremity radiculopathy, left foot drop, and other conditions.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied a higher initial rating for degenerative arthritis of the left knee.

The Board granted increased initial ratings of 20 percent for left ankle degenerative arthritis and 10 percent for a painful residual scar on the dorsal surface of the left foot, status post bone removal.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date and a higher rating for his unspecified depressive disorder was denied, but he was granted individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for right knee osteoarthritis with anterior cruciate ligament tear, status post-surgery.

The Board remands the claim for a rating higher than 20 percent for degenerative arthritis of the spine with a left-sided L5-S1 herniated disc and post-operative lumbar spine degenerative joint disease to correct a pre-decisional error in the duty to assist.

The Board remands the claims for further development and readjudication.

The Board denied service connection for right knee degenerative arthritis and remanded the claim for presbyopia due to insufficient evidence.

The Board granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine with intervertebral disc syndrome and denied an initial compensable disability rating for tinea pedis of the right foot.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the assignment of a separate rating for right knee dislocated cartilage, and denied entitlement to a separate rating for lateral instability of the right knee under Diagnostic Code 5257. However, it granted a separate 10 percent rating for slight lateral instability of the right knee from November 30, 2020, through December 9, 2020.

The Board granted service connection for peripheral nervous system pain, to include rheumatoid arthritis, and granted an effective date of October 6, 2014, for the grant of service connection for left calf and left thumb scars. The remaining claims were denied.

The Board granted an effective date of August 21, 1995, for the award of service connection for right knee osteoarthritis.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to an increased rating for right knee degenerative arthritis and chondromalacia, service connection for hypertension, stroke, and coronary heart disease, as additional evidence has been submitted outside the allowed time frame.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for a compensable rating for right knee limitation of extension, a rating in excess of 20 percent for right knee strain with degenerative arthritis, and service connection for a respiratory condition due to an untimely Notice of Disagreement.

The Board remands the claims for initial compensable ratings of degenerative arthritis in the right fingers due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.