Osteoarthritis (degenerative arthritis) Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for a back disability, finding it to be directly related to the Veteran's active military service.

The Board remands the case to obtain an addendum opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's current low back disorder based on a complete and accurate medical history.

The Board remanded entitlement to service connection for cervical spine degenerative arthritis and bilateral upper extremity conditions for further development. The Board found new and relevant evidence warranted readjudication of the cervical spine claim and identified duty to assist errors in obtaining SSA records and obtaining an adequate VA medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, finding a relationship to the Veteran's active military service.

The Board granted the restoration of a 20 percent rating for the lumbar spine disability, finding that improvement was not shown under ordinary conditions of life and work.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for various service-connected conditions, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating under applicable criteria.

The veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection for left and right hand disorders, including osteoarthritis and degenerative arthritis.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for cervical strain, back disability, right hip osteoarthritis, and right shoulder tear due to a need for new VA medical opinions that adequately address the Veteran's lay statements regarding the onset of symptoms.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for left knee joint osteoarthritis, status post meniscal tear with partial meniscectomy and remanded the claim for entitlement to TDIU, to include on an extraschedular basis, prior to February 17, 2022.

The Board denied a higher disability rating for the Veteran's degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine and granted a separate 10 percent rating for left lower extremity sciatic neuropathy, which was found to be secondary to his service-connected back condition.

The Board granted service connection for left and right knee degenerative arthritis, finding that the conditions are secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral pes planus.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine, lumbosacral strain and degenerative arthritis, and right shoulder strain and degenerative arthritis as there was no evidence to support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Board remands the claim for a supplemental medical opinion to address the Veteran's report of in-service back pain and training exercises.

The Board granted service connection for a lumbar spine condition, left lower extremity radiculopathy, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and scarring of the lumbar spine as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right leg conditions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection of various conditions to correct duty to assist errors that occurred prior to the October 2021 rating decision and the July 2022 HLR rating decision on appeal.

The Board denied the applications to revise a March 2021 rating decision based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE) for various claims of service connection, finding no evidence that the correct facts were not before the RO or that the applicable statutory and regulatory provisions were incorrectly applied.

The Board denied service connection for hiatal hernia, erectile dysfunction, and migraines but granted service connection for left hip disability (degenerative arthritis) and earlier effective dates for certain conditions.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for limitation of flexion and 30 percent for limitation of extension for left knee joint osteoarthritis, as well as service connection for a sleep disability secondary to the left knee condition.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for left knee osteoarthritis as it is inextricably intertwined with the already granted right knee disorder.

The Board remands the claims for a new examination to address inconsistencies in the previous VA examination reports regarding pain upon motion and weight-bearing.