Osteoarthritis (degenerative arthritis) Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for degenerative arthritis of the left knee and an increased rating for residuals of left wrist fracture, but granted a compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were denied. The left knee disability was evaluated as 10 percent disabling, but the veteran sought higher ratings.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of an abdominal aortic aneurysm and denied initial ratings in excess of 20 percent for degenerative joint disease of the left knee and in excess of 10 percent for degenerative arthritis of the right hip.

The Board has determined that the veteran's degenerative arthritis and degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine is related to service, warranting service connection. The claim for a 10 percent evaluation based on multiple noncompensable service-connected disabilities under 38 C.F.R. � 3.324 will be remanded for further development.

The veteran's ASHD is rated at 30 percent, and his degenerative arthritis of the lumbosacral spine is rated at 20 percent. The rating for ASHD remains unchanged, while a higher rating was granted for the lumbosacral spine.

The veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings are being remanded due to inadequate VCAA notice, ineffective VA examination, and other procedural issues.

The veteran's claims for PTSD, back injury residuals, and right shoulder injury residuals were denied as there is no current evidence of these conditions. The Board also found that the arthritis in his back and right shoulder did not have its onset during service or within one year after separation.

The Board found that the veteran was at fault in creating the overpayment due to his failure to promptly report his receipt of benefits he was not entitled to. The Committee granted a partial waiver, reducing the overpayment from $8,484 to $2,000.

The Board has granted the veteran's claims of service connection for Parkinson's disease and osteoarthritis, finding that both conditions are related to his military service.

The veteran's postoperative bilateral fusion of the lumbar spine L4 to S1 with severe loss of motion, levoscoliosis, with spondylolisthesis grade I and degenerative arthritis is rated at 60 percent. The TDIU claim is also granted.

The veteran's degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine is granted service connection. Parkinson's disease, hand and body tremors (not related to Parkinson's), and an acquired psychiatric disability are denied as not incurred in or aggravated by service.

The veteran's service-connected degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine is found to be sufficiently severe to prevent him from engaging in any substantially gainful employment, including sedentary work. The Board grants a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to this condition.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not currently have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or Osteoarthritis (other than in her temporomandibular joint) as a result of service, and thus denied both claims.

The Board has determined that the veteran's left ankle disability warrants a 20 percent rating, which is higher than his current 10 percent rating.

The Board has granted an increased rating of 20 percent for the veteran's service-connected degenerative arthritis of the spine with chronic thoracolumbar strain, effective September 22, 2003.

The Board has determined that the veteran's degenerative arthritis of the lumbosacral spine is at least as likely as not related to an injury sustained in service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The veteran's claims for service connection, effective dates earlier than specified dates, and initial ratings are being remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Board has granted an increased rating of 20 percent for the veteran's service-connected right knee disability, effective from August 1948. The claimant is also entitled to a separate compensable evaluation for his service-connected right eye corneal scar.

The Board has determined that the veteran's post-medial and lateral meniscectomy of the right knee warrants a 20 percent rating, but also finds that he should be granted a separate 10 percent rating for his osteoarthritis.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected degenerative arthritis of both knees, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on limitation of motion or instability.