Osteoarthritis (degenerative arthritis) Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for various service-connected conditions due to his failure to attend scheduled VA examinations without good cause.

The Board granted service connection for right hip strain as it is caused by the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine degenerative arthritis of the sacroiliac joint. The claims for higher staged ratings and service connection for a right shoulder condition were remanded.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for service connection for degenerative arthritis of the cervical and thoracolumbar spine based on new evidence associated with the claims file in August 2015.

The Board granted service connection for right hip degenerative arthritis as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral knee arthritis.

The Board remands the matters concerning entitlement to separate ratings for knee instability and increased ratings for left and right knee disabilities due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The appeal for service connection for degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine was dismissed due to a untimely Notice of Disagreement.

The Board granted service connection for unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder with alcohol use disorder, moderate, but denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for left foot first metatarsophalangeal joint degenerative arthritis. The claims for service connection for PTSD, sleep apnea, cervical spine disorder, right upper extremity radiculopathy, left upper extremity radiculopathy, right wrist disorder and left wrist disorder were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for right knee osteoarthritis as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left knee disability, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the spine, including as secondary to left knee disability, and remanded the claim for further development regarding left hip osteoarthritis.

The appeal for entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea and increased ratings for PTSD and a lumbar spine disability must be dismissed as a matter of law. However, the Veteran is granted a TDIU effective October 17, 2023.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for lumbar spine degenerative arthritis and Paget's disease.

The Board remands the claim for a rating in excess of 20 percent for degenerative arthritis of the spine to obtain updated VA treatment records and an opinion addressing the functional impairment associated with the Veteran's back disability.

The Board granted service connection for a thoracolumbar spine disability, to include degenerative arthritis. The other issues are remanded.

The Board granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine, finding it related to an in-service injury. The heart condition issue was remanded for further development.

The Board remands the claims for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent and a rating in excess of 20 percent for service-connected lumbar spine disability due to inadequate medical opinions.

The appeal is remanded to obtain a new VA examination and retrospective opinion that comply with the requirements of Correia v. McDonald, 28 Vet. App. 158 (2016).

The Board granted a rating of 40 percent for the Veteran's low back disability from January 8, 2009 to December 21, 2020.

The Veteran was granted a 20 percent rating for her neck disability beginning April 27, 2018, and had some issues denied or remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right knee osteoarthritis as further development is needed to properly address a complete presumption of soundness rebuttal analysis.

The Board granted service connection for a cervical spine disability, finding it to be etiologically related to the Veteran's active service.