Osteoarthritis (degenerative arthritis) Board decisions

The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection and higher ratings for the veteran's low back disability, left wrist disorder, and radiculopathy of both lower extremities.

The Board granted service connection for a right knee disability, right hip disability, right hand disability, and right wrist disability on a direct basis.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for narcolepsy and a left knee disability, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including a new VA examination to assess the severity of the Veteran's knee disabilities and their impact on his employability.

The Board granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the right and left hips, as well as migraine headaches.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his thoracolumbar and cervical spine disabilities, left and right lower extremity radiculopathy, and lumbar laminectomy procedures scar.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 40 percent for his service-connected back disability.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the award of service connection and remanded claims for increased ratings due to insufficient evidence regarding the impact of medication on the severity of the Veteran's conditions.

The Board denied service connection for a back disability, finding that the evidence does not support a link between the Veteran's current condition and his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating or an earlier effective date.

The Board granted a reinstatement of the 40 percent disability rating for the Veteran's low back disability, effective November 1, 2022. The Board also granted an increased evaluation to 20 percent for left hand radial digital nerve impairment based on moderate incomplete paralysis.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right knee degenerative arthritis as additional evidence needs to be obtained.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and increased ratings for shoulder and foot conditions due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for the right fifth metatarsal fracture and denied service connection for left and right knee disorders.

The Board denied an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for degenerative arthritis of the right knee and remanded service connection claims for diarrhea and left hip strain.

The Board granted service connection for a left hip condition, to include left hip replacement, degenerative arthritis, and avascular necrosis. The bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis issue was remanded.

The Board granted restoration of a 20 percent rating for the lumbar spine disability effective September 14, 2020, and denied increased ratings for other conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates, as well as remanded several other issues.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and hypothyroidism, both due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents under the PACT Act. Other claims were either dismissed or remanded for further evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for degenerative arthritis of both knees, as the evidence did not support a higher rating under the applicable criteria.