Osteoarthritis (degenerative arthritis) Board decisions

The Board remands all claims for service connection due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error and an insufficient VA examination.

The Board granted the service connection claim for lumbar degenerative arthritis with IVDS, stenosis, spondylolisthesis, and strain based on new and relevant evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher initial ratings and earlier effective dates, as well as service connection for a disability manifested by memory loss claimed as a neurobehavioral effect due to in-service exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Board granted an initial 20 percent disability rating for left and right ankle degenerative arthritis effective May 9, 2016.

The Board denied increased ratings for the veteran's left knee disability, including meniscal tear with osteoarthritis and instability, except for a separate 20 percent rating prior to January 26, 2024.

The Board denied service connection for seizures and restored a 20 percent disability evaluation for the Veteran's cervical strain with intervertebral disc syndrome and degenerative arthritis of the spine with spinal stenosis effective October 12, 2021.

The Veteran was granted an effective date of December 11, 2020 for the grant of service connection and a 10 percent disability evaluation for patellofemoral pain syndrome and degenerative arthritis, left knee. The claim for service connection for chronic gastritis was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for left knee degenerative arthritis, finding a medical nexus between the Veteran's in-service injury and his current disability.

The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's right and left knee disabilities, finding that they are secondary to his service-connected bilateral pes planus with right pes planovalgus deformity.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates prior to August 23, 2010 for service-connected degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine and bilateral hip disabilities.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the Veteran's service-connected lumbar strain with IVDS and degenerative arthritis, radiculopathy of the right and left lower extremities, but remanded claims for increased ratings.

The Board granted service connection for cervical spine degenerative arthritis with cervical spine fusion and spinal stenosis, left upper extremity radiculopathy, right upper extremity radiculopathy, left hip degenerative joint disease, and right hip degenerative joint disease, all as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability.

The appeal for service connection for headaches was granted and subsequently dismissed, while the claims for respiratory insufficiency, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) rating increase, and degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine were denied.

The Board granted service connection for papillary thyroid cancer status post thyroidectomy and readjudicated the claims for right knee osteoarthritis and left knee osteoarthritis based on new and relevant evidence.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for osteoarthritis of the left knee due to an inadequate medical opinion.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 60 percent for asthma and COPD, but denied higher ratings for other conditions.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's lumbar spine disability and left lower extremity radiculopathy, but granted an initial 20 percent evaluation for right lower extremity radiculopathy prior to June 12, 2020.

The Board granted service connection for asthma, right knee strain, left knee strain, and thoracic and lumbar degenerative arthritis with lumbar degenerative disc disease.

The Veteran's service connection for hypertension is granted, while the evaluation greater than 20 percent for hemorrhoids is denied. Several claims for service connection are remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left knee strains with degenerative arthritis due to an error by the AOJ in failing to provide notice of the Veteran's right to a pre-decisional hearing.