Osteoarthritis (degenerative arthritis) Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for right knee disability, including strain and osteoarthritis, but denied an evaluation in excess of 10 percent disabling for allergic rhinitis.

The Board granted service connection for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and an earlier effective date of March 17, 2017, for the award of Dependents Educational Assistance (DEA) based on permanent and total disability status.

The Board denied service connection for left and right hip osteoarthritis, a compensable rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae, a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, and an increased rating in excess of 20 percent for prostatitis.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection and increased ratings, as well as a reopened claim for tinnitus, among other issues.

The veteran withdrew all remaining appeals for service connection for various recurrent disabilities claimed as the result of herbicide agent exposure.

The appeal was denied for an extended temporary total rating, but the 30 percent rating for right ankle degenerative arthritis was restored. The Board remanded claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and diabetes mellitus II as secondary to a service-connected condition.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for left shoulder acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis, right shoulder acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis, spinal fusion of the lumbar spine with degenerative arthritis, and a rating in excess of 10 percent for the Veteran's left ankle. The appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was granted.

The Board granted service connection for lumbar degenerative arthritis, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to a back injury sustained during ACDUTRA in September 1988.

The Board granted a separate 20 percent rating, but not higher, for left knee disability, dislocated semilunar cartilage.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for left knee degenerative arthritis and scars, denied a higher rating for the same conditions, granted a separate disability rating for instability, and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss but granted it for tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for a low back disorder, diagnosed as lumbar spine degenerative arthritis and degenerative disc disease, based on the Veteran's credible lay statements and medical evidence.

The Board remands the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and the need for further medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for right ankle, left ankle, right foot, and left foot disabilities as the evidence did not establish a link to an in-service injury or disease.

The Board granted service connection for left shoulder strain, right knee strain, and migraine including migraine variants. The claim for an initial disability rating of 30 percent for cervical strain with degenerative arthritis was also granted.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including left knee pain, right knee pain, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, diabetes mellitus, degenerative arthritis of the spine, and radiculopathy of both lower extremities, due to missing records and a need for additional evidence.

The Veteran's service connection for hypertension was granted with an effective date of August 10, 2022, but a compensable rating was denied. Several claims for service connection were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for right knee mild osteoarthritis, finding that the condition manifested within one year of separation from service and is not attributable to intercurrent causes.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and granted an effective date of December 22, 2016, but no earlier, for the grant of service connection for traumatic brain injury (TBI) and left eyebrow scar as secondary to TBI.

The Board grants an earlier effective date of April 2, 2020, but no earlier, for the awards of service connection for left lower extremity radiculopathy; right lower extremity radiculopathy; status post arthroscopy right knee limitation of flexion; increased disability rating for status post arthroscopy right knee; and an increased disability rating for chronic back pain, degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine and spinal stenosis.

The Board denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss and remanded issues related to his right knee osteoarthritis and PTSD for further development.