Osteoarthritis (degenerative arthritis) Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's request for an effective date prior to July 11, 2019, for service connection of right knee strain and degenerative arthritis with status-post total knee replacement, as well as for right knee residual surgical scars. The earliest valid claim was received on July 11, 2019.

The veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to May 10, 2023 and special monthly compensation (SMC) for being housebound from March 1, 2020 to May 9, 2023.

The proposed reduction of the Veteran's lumbosacral strain evaluation was dismissed. Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability was granted, but other conditions were denied.

The veteran's claim for service connection for type II diabetes mellitus was denied. The claims for left hip impairment, left hip osteoarthritis with limitation of extension, right arm condition, and sleep apnea were remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an effective date prior to December 18, 2008, for service connection of several disabilities. The claims for higher ratings were remanded.

The Board remanded the claims for service connection for degenerative arthritis and migraine headaches. The Veteran's claims will be reconsidered with additional medical evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher disability ratings for left ankle osteoarthritis and left ankle scar, stating that the criteria for such ratings were not met.

The Board granted readjudication for several conditions due to new and relevant evidence. Some claims were denied, and others were remanded for further review.

The Board denied higher ratings for several conditions but remanded the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of right hip strain, requiring further medical examination to determine if it is related to the veteran's service-connected left knee.

The veteran's claim for service connection of left knee strain with degenerative arthritis was granted. The Board found that the veteran's current left knee disability is related to his active-duty service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a back condition, right knee degenerative arthritis, and left knee degenerative arthritis due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for earlier effective dates and higher evaluations for service-connected right knee posttraumatic osteoarthritis and left knee osteoarthritis.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an effective date prior to November 9, 2022, for service connection of degenerative arthritis with degenerative disc disease and radiculopathy in both lower extremities. The veteran did not seek review within one year of the initial rating decision.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection for degenerative arthritis and degenerative disc disease because new evidence was not adequately addressed.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a disability rating higher than 20% for their lumbar spine condition. The evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Veteran's TDIU claim has been granted for the period from September 16, 2004, to July 5, 2023. The Board found that he was unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has granted increased ratings of 30 percent for left and right knee osteoarthritis, as well as separate 20 percent ratings for left and right knee instability. These decisions are effective from the date of the January 2016 rating decision.

The veteran was granted a 10% rating for left lower extremity radiculopathy from March 8, 2018, and a 20% rating from February 5, 2020. The claim for TDIU prior to November 2, 2021, was denied. The claim for a higher rating for degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine was remanded.

The Board remanded the issues of an initial compensable rating for vascular headaches prior to March 23, 2020, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected vascular headaches alone.