Osteoarthritis (degenerative arthritis) Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities result in the need for regular aid and attendance, thus granting special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance status.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, and remanded the claims for a left knee disorder, right knee disorder, low back disorder, and right lower extremity radiculopathy.

The appeal was denied for an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent for peripheral vestibular damage with vertigo of the left ear, and remanded for further evaluation of other conditions.

The Board granted a 20 percent disability rating for degenerative arthritis of the right thumb, effective December 16, 2024.

The Board granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the spine, finding it to be secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral pes planus.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 40 percent for the Veteran's low back disability prior to April 19, 2018.

The Veteran was granted a 40 percent disability rating for her service-connected lumbosacral strain with scoliosis, and the claim for TDIU prior to November 7, 2023, was also granted.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for low back and lower extremity radiculopathies due to an inadequate medical opinion regarding aggravation of a pre-existing condition.

The Board granted a separate 20 percent evaluation for left knee instability and denied a compensable evaluation for limitation of flexion of the left knee. The Board also remanded service connection for an esophagus disability.

The Board granted a 20 percent rating for the right ankle sprain and denied higher ratings for the other conditions.

The Board granted service connection for a left knee condition, to include pain and osteoarthritis with Osgood-Schlatter disease, based on the evidence showing that the Veteran's current disability is related to an in-service motorcycle accident.

The Board granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine and denied service connection for tinnitus.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for kidney disease and an increased rating for hearing loss due to untimeliness of the Veteran's appeal, while remanding the claims for service connection for hypertension and a neck disability for further development.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during its pendency.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, denied an initial compensable rating for erectile dysfunction and hypertension, and remanded the claim for increased rating for right knee joint osteoarthritis, limitation of extension.

The Board denied service connection for a back disability but granted service connection for migraine headaches, which are aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus.

The veteran withdrew his appeals for all claims, including those for a higher rating for bilateral hearing loss and service connection for right wrist scapholunate tear with DISI deformity and right shoulder impingement syndrome with degenerative arthritis.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for cervical spine degenerative arthritis due to an inadequate VA examination and a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board remands the claims for an initial disability rating in excess of 20 percent for degenerative arthritis of the spine and service connection for a left ankle disability, to include as secondary to the service-connected degenerative arthritis of the spine, due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for right upper extremity, left upper extremity, right lower extremity, and left lower extremity radiculopathy associated with cervical spine degenerative disc disease (DDD) and lumbosacral strain. The appeal was denied for facial scars, increased ratings for cervical spine DDD with degenerative arthritis, lumbosacral strain, left knee meniscal and anterior cruciate ligament tear with chondrosis, limited flexion, and bilateral hearing loss.