Osteoarthritis (degenerative arthritis) Board decisions

The Board remands the claims for service connection for osteoarthritis of the left knee, right hip condition, and left hip condition as additional development is needed to address whether the Veteran's service-connected right knee osteoarthritis aggravated his left knee and both hip conditions.

The Board granted service connection for right knee osteoarthritis, left knee osteoarthritis, right ankle degenerative arthritis, and left ankle degenerative arthritis based on the evidence being at least evenly balanced as to whether these conditions are related to an in-service injury.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for bilateral pes planus with degenerative arthritis due to missing records, including a separation examination and military personnel records.

The Board denied service connection for right and left shoulder disabilities as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions began during or were related to active service.

The Board granted the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, but denied increased ratings for erectile dysfunction, left foot pes planus with degenerative arthritis of the mid foot, and supraventricular arrhythmia of atrial fibrillation.

The Board denied an increased disability rating in excess of 30 percent for the Veteran's right knee osteoarthritis, status post meniscectomy and total right knee replacement.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease and spinal stenosis, as well as remanded claims for service connection for a right foot condition, COPD, and skin cancer.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus but denied increased ratings for bilateral knee degenerative arthritis and allergic rhinitis.

The Board remands the claims for a new examination to ensure VA has met its duty to assist, as the previous examinations did not use a goniometer and were inadequate.

The Board granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, finding that the Veteran's back pain had its onset in service and continued after his separation from service.

The Board remands the matters for further development, specifically to obtain addendum opinions that more adequately address the requirements laid out in Sharp v. Shulkin.

The appeal for an effective date prior to October 23, 2017, for the award of service connection for PTSD with major depressive disorder, alcohol use disorder, and TBI residuals; tinnitus, and a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus was dismissed. The appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied.

The Board denied service connection for a right shoulder disability, finding no evidence of chronicity in service or continuity of symptomatology and no medical nexus between the current condition and an in-service injury.

The Board remands the claims for increased ratings for degenerative arthritis of the lumbar and cervical spine, maxillary sinusitis, and allergic rhinitis due to a need for additional VA examinations.

The Board granted an effective date of January 20, 2022, for the awards of service connection for erectile dysfunction and special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ.

The Board granted service connection for the right ankle condition and denied earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection and increased rating for lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis and degenerative disc disease.

The Board granted an effective date of June 21, 2011, for the award of a 50 percent rating for bilateral plantar fasciitis with right foot plantar rupture at the right 2nd metatarsal phalangeal joint, associated with osteoarthritis of the right great toe.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of February 26, 2018, for the grant of service connection for left knee degenerative arthritis based on a line of duty determination added to the claims file in February 2022.

The Board denied service connection for cervical spine, low back and right shoulder as the conditions were not related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board remands the matter for an addendum medical opinion to determine if the Veteran's left hip disability was caused or aggravated by his service-connected foot disabilities.