Osteoarthritis (degenerative arthritis) Board decisions

The appeal for entitlement to left hip injury, right hip injury, and right hand injury was dismissed as these issues were not properly appealed. The remaining claims are remanded for further development.

The Board granted a separate rating of 10 percent for right knee instability but denied an earlier effective date and a higher rating for right knee osteoarthritis.

The Veteran's service connection for restless leg syndrome was granted, while the claims for increased ratings for degenerative arthritis with vertebral fracture, radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, and tinnitus were denied.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's right and left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome with osteoarthritis, right and left ankle tendonitis, and a right hand fifth metacarpal (little finger) fracture.

The Board remands the claims for further development and evidence gathering.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches as secondary to service-connected PTSD and lumbar spine condition, but dismissed the claims for cervical spine pain and degenerative arthritis of the left knee.

The appeal for evaluation in excess of 40 percent and an earlier effective date for degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine has been dismissed.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) remands the claims for further development, including obtaining a complete record of service treatment records and scheduling VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed conditions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for degenerative arthritis of the spine, degenerative arthritis of neck, radiculopathy of the right and left lower extremities due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error in reliance on an inadequate VA examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable disability rating for his right shoulder surgical scars and remanded the claim for a higher disability rating for his service-connected right shoulder degenerative arthritis, status-post rotator cuff repair.

The Board granted service connection for total left knee replacement and moderate osteoarthritis of the right knee, to include as secondary to a service-connected condition. The Board also denied effective dates prior to September 22, 2022, for certain disability ratings.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have precluded him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, and he is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for left knee tri-compartmental osteoarthritis, stress fracture of the tibia; tinnitus; and right great toe status post fracture, 1st distal phalanx.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, hypertension, and a rating greater than 30 percent for service-connected right hip replacement with degenerative arthritis. The claim for a compensable rating for scar, status post right hip replacement was withdrawn.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's degenerative arthritis of the spine, left and right lower extremity radiculopathy, and left foot fracture, status post bone spur surgery.

The Board remands the claims for service connection of right and left knee, right and left hip, and bilateral shoulder disabilities to obtain additional medical opinions that comply with the terms of a Joint Motion for Remand.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome with degenerative arthritis, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board granted a 40 percent rating for the Veteran's lumbosacral spine disability from July 1, 2009, to July 31, 2012, and denied a higher rating in excess of 40 percent from August 1, 2012, to April 22, 2022.

The appeal was dismissed for several conditions, and a 20 percent rating was granted for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy prior to August 31, 2017, while higher ratings were denied.

The Board denied ratings in excess of the current assigned ratings for cervical and lumbar spine disabilities.