Osteoarthritis (degenerative arthritis) Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for lumbar spine degenerative arthritis, left and right knee degenerative arthritis (painful motion), and left and right hip strain (painful motion) as there was no evidence of a disability level that warranted a higher rating.

The Board remands the claims for an increased rating and TDIU as further medical development is needed.

The Board remands the claim for referral to the Director of Compensation Service for extraschedular consideration of TDIU during the period on appeal.

The Board granted an initial rating of 20 percent for right ankle degenerative arthritis but denied increased ratings and earlier effective dates for other service-connected conditions.

The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease and a bilateral knee strain, while denying service connection for fibromyalgia, an undiagnosed Gulf War illness (UGWI), or a medically unexplained chronic multi-symptom illness (MUCMI).

The claim for an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for degenerative arthritis of the spine is remanded to provide the Veteran with a VA examination.

The Veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities from January 1, 2016.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as there was no evidence to support a higher rating or a link between his claimed conditions and military service.

The Board granted service connection for Graves' Disease and chronic allergic conjunctivitis, secondary to Graves' Disease, but denied service connection for high cholesterol. The claim for degenerative arthritis was remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and remanded several issues for further development.

The Board denied service connection for right shoulder pain as the evidence did not support a nexus between the Veteran's condition and his active military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings, finding insufficient evidence to support a grant of service connection or higher disability ratings.

The Board granted an initial rating of 30 percent for cervical strain with degenerative arthritis, effective July 23, 2019.

The Board granted service connection for a right shoulder injury, but remanded the claims for a right wrist condition and right hand degenerative arthritis of 1st MCP, MCC joint (thumb) due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's mental health disorder, lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis, right knee degenerative arthritis, left patellar tendon rupture with degenerative arthritis, and hypertension. A separate 10 percent rating was granted for instability of the left knee.

The appeal regarding the reduction of the Veteran's VA rating for degenerative arthritis was withdrawn, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review it.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 20 percent for his service-connected low back strain and thoracolumbar spine multilevel osteoarthritis, as well as for service connection for lung pathology.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for further development, specifically to obtain outstanding VA medical treatment records since July 2022.

The Board remands the claims for a higher rating for left wrist synovitis with osteoarthritis and service connection for neck, left knee, and left hip disabilities to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date of July 27, 2016, for the award of service connection for osteoarthritis of the right and left thumbs are granted.