Osteoarthritis (degenerative arthritis) Board decisions

The veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a medical examination and further consideration of his claim for a higher rating for his right knee disability.

The veteran's right knee disability is rated at 40 percent for degenerative arthritis and 20 percent for instability, resulting in a total rating of 40 percent.

The Board determined that new and material evidence had not been presented to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for a right knee disability. The case was remanded due to deficiencies in notification and assistance under the VCAA.

The Board found that the veteran's current back disability is not related to his military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for low back and bilateral knee disabilities, finding that these conditions are not related to his service-connected residuals of frostbite.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed conditions, including osteoarthritis of the lumbar spine with sciatic neuropathy, acid reflux, and chronic migraine headaches, are not related to his active military service. The veteran was granted service connection for chronic migraine headaches but denied for the other two conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for right ankle, right knee, and left knee disorders as well as right epididymal cysts. The evidence did not show any new or material evidence to reopen his previously denied PTSD claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased disability rating for his service-connected left shoulder disability, service connection for a low back disability, and service connection for osteoarthritis of the left knee. The RO found that there was no exceptional or unusual nature to the veteran's left shoulder disability warranting extraschedular consideration, and did not find any evidence of a current low back disability or osteoarthritis of the left knee.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a low back disability, finding that there is no evidence of an in-service injury or disease and noting that any current condition is not related to service.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection of residuals of a head injury and also denied his claim for a combined disability evaluation greater than 90 percent.

The VA denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for the veteran's degenerative disc disease and arthritis of the cervical spine, finding that his disability is currently rated as 20 percent disabling.

The veteran's claims for increased evaluations for his service-connected lumbar and cervical spine disabilities are being remanded due to the submission of new evidence without a waiver by the RO.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current knee condition, including osteoarthritis, is not related to his service injury in 1952 and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings and an earlier effective date are being remanded due to incomplete development of records.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for his right knee disabilities, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on limitation of motion or instability.

The Board has granted a 40 percent evaluation for the veteran's degenerative disc disease and osteoarthritis of the lumbosacral spine, which is the maximum rating available under the old regulations. The new regulations do not change this determination.

The veteran's right femur disability was aggravated during service, and he is granted service connection for this condition. His degenerative joint disease of the lumbosacral spine and osteoarthritis of the knees were also incurred in active service.

The RO has granted increased ratings for degenerative arthritis of the right and left knees, each rated at 10 percent.,However, no increase was granted for arthritis of the wrists or lumbosacral spine.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected conditions, finding that none of the criteria for a higher rating were met.

The Board has determined that the veteran's back disorder, bilateral ankle disability, and bilateral knee disability are not service-connected.