Osteoarthritis (degenerative arthritis) Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for a left knee disability, including left knee osteoarthritis with strain, but denied service connection for a left ankle disorder including strain.

The Board remands the issues of service connection for multiple disabilities, including knee and back conditions, to obtain additional evidence.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right shoulder, right knee, and right ankle disabilities due to a failure to ensure substantial compliance with previous remand directives.

The Board remands the service connection claims for right hip condition and right knee condition due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The appeal was withdrawn by the appellant, and all issues were dismissed.

The request to appeal the proposal to sever service connection for PTSD was dismissed as moot.

The Board remands the claims for higher disability ratings for left elbow fracture with osteoarthritis due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board granted attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded for increased evaluations of the Veteran's left knee and right hip disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a lateral collateral ligament sprain with degenerative arthritis of the right knee due to lack of evidence showing a current disability and no in-service event or injury.

The Board granted an effective date of January 24, 2022, for the award of service connection for nightmare disorder but denied earlier effective dates and increased ratings for other conditions.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 30 percent for the Veteran's service-connected bilateral pes planus and a 20 percent rating for his lumbar spine disorder.

The Board remands the claim for an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for lumbar spine intervertebral disc syndrome with degenerative arthritis to ensure a proper VA examination is conducted.

The Board remands the matter for a new VA examination to address the Veteran's complaints of radiating pain, as the previous examinations were found inadequate.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy and a 20 percent rating for left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, but denied an increased rating for degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine.

The Board remands the case to afford the Veteran an addendum opinion regarding his left knee degenerative arthritis, as the previous VA examination was found inadequate.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date prior to July 23, 2018 for service connection for various conditions.

The Board denied the claims for revision of CUE in the December 2015 rating decision and granted service connection for peripheral vestibular disorder as secondary to a service-connected condition.

The Board granted service connection for left knee osteoarthritis, finding that the evidence is at least in approximate balance to support a direct link between the Veteran's current disability and an injury sustained during service.

The Board granted service connection for neck arthritis, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and dismissed the claims for compensable ratings, except for remanding two service connection claims.