Osteoarthritis (degenerative arthritis) Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's status post right hip disability as secondary to his service-connected status post left total knee arthroplasty.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for a rating in excess of 10 percent for non-degenerative arthritis, and the appeal has been dismissed.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, and bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy as further development is needed.

The Board granted a 100 percent disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected PTSD due to symptoms that cause total occupational and social impairment.

The Board remands the claims for further development and to obtain an adequate examination.

The Board remands the claim for entitlement to service connection for right hip osteoarthritis as it finds a pre-decisional duty to assist error occurred, specifically regarding an inadequate medical opinion on aggravation.

The Board denied increased ratings for right hip degenerative arthritis and bilateral hearing loss, granted service connection for tinnitus, and remanded claims for an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for asthma and service connection for left foot pes planus with left foot cyst.

The Board granted service connection for left knee osteoarthritis, status post total knee arthroplasty as secondary to PTSD with obesity as an intermediate step.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's left knee disability, residuals of a left varicocelectomy, and lower extremity radiculopathy as the evidence did not support higher ratings.

The Board denied an increased rating for the Veteran's left shoulder disability, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the range of motion limitations and other factors.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to a disability rating for degenerative arthritis of the spine with spinal stenosis higher than 10 percent from April 3, 2015, through December 4, 2018, and higher than 20 percent from December 5, 2018, through March 8, 2021.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and a rating increase due to non-compliance with previous remand directives.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including right hip disorder, genitourinary disorders, loss of sense of smell, and others, finding no evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service or toxic exposure at Camp Lejeune.

The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's right and left hand osteoarthritis disabilities based on presumptive service connection, as symptoms were noted in service and there is continuity of symptomatology since service.

The Board denied service connection for benign prostatic hyperplasia, kidney stones, and osteoarthrosis/osteoarthritis as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's military service, including presumed exposure to herbicides in Vietnam or contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for left wrist degenerative arthritis and remanded claims for service connection for a left knee disorder, a left hip disorder, and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board remands the claims for anemia, joint disability, and anal cancer to obtain additional evidence.

The Board denied increased disability ratings for the veteran's left shoulder and right ankle conditions, but granted a separate 20 percent rating for impairment of the right humerus associated with the right shoulder condition.

The appeal regarding entitlement to an effective date earlier than October 11, 2022 for the award of service connection for left lower extremity radiculopathy was denied. The rating for a lumbar spine condition from March 10, 2023 was improperly reduced and reinstated at 40 percent.

The appeal regarding the propriety of the reduction in ratings for left knee instability and right hip strain with osteoarthritis was dismissed as the reductions were restored.