Osteoarthritis (degenerative arthritis) Board decisions

The veteran's left knee conditions are service-connected effective February 1, 2019. Other issues were denied or remanded.

The Board remanded the case to correct errors and obtain additional medical opinions regarding the veteran's right hip disorder.

The veteran's service connection for a low back disorder, including degenerative arthritis and disc disease, is granted. The decision is based on the presumption of continuity of symptomatology since service.

The veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) effective April 5, 2022. The case is remanded for consideration of TDIU prior to this date.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an effective date earlier than February 9, 2018, for service connection of degenerative arthritis of the spine with intervertebral disc disease. The decision is based on the procedural history and legal framework governing effective dates.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeal regarding increased disability ratings and earlier effective dates for service-connected right heel tendonitis with osteoarthritis of the right ankle and migraine headaches due to a finding of duty to assist errors.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of cervical and lumbar spine disabilities. The Board found that further VA examinations are needed to determine the relationship between these conditions and active service.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of a lumbar spine disorder, including degenerative disc disease and osteoarthritis. The Veteran's contention is that his lower back pain is due to injuries sustained during service.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions except bilateral hearing loss, which was remanded. The Veteran's surviving spouse is the appellant.

Service connection for migraine headaches was granted as secondary to service-connected tinnitus. All other conditions were either denied or remanded.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's right shoulder condition, including degenerative arthritis and calcific tendonitis, because the evidence did not show that the condition was related to service.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's right shoulder disability, including right glenohumeral joint osteoarthritis, because there was no evidence of an in-service injury or event causing the condition.

The veteran's left hip myositis ossificans/osteoarthritis is service-connected. The Board found that the Veteran's condition is related to active service.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for an increased rating for right knee chondromalacia and service connection for right hip disorder and right shoulder disorder. The veteran will receive new examinations to address these issues.

The veteran's claim for higher ratings for shoulder and back conditions was denied, but a 10% rating for plantar fasciitis was granted effective February 16, 2023.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented her from securing or following substantially gainful employment prior to June 8, 2019, so a TDIU is granted.

The Board granted a 50 percent rating for right total hip joint replacement from June 12, 2024, and separate ratings for right knee instability (10 percent) and left knee instability (20 percent). All other claims were denied.

The appeal for service connection of the veteran's right knee disability, secondary to a left knee condition, is remanded. The Board found that the medical opinion relied on was inadequate and needs further development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of left and right leg conditions, including knee instability and degenerative arthritis, are remanded. The Board needs more information to make a decision.

The Board remanded the issues related to compensation for residuals of prostate gland disorder, heart disorder, heart attack, and degenerative arthritis. The Veteran contends that these conditions were caused by a VA-provided biopsy in December 2014.