Osteoarthritis (degenerative arthritis) Board decisions

The Veteran withdrew his appeals, satisfied with his 100 percent disability rating.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's back disorder, including back pain and degenerative arthritis, likely existed during his active duty service. As a result, the claim for service connection is granted.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection and increased ratings due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's osteoarthritis, meniscal tears, and his service-connected chondromalacia. The VA will need to provide a new opinion on these issues.

The Veteran's PTSD was rated at 50% from November 9, 2018 to March 8, 2019. The rating for PTSD is denied.,Ratings for left and right wrist degenerative arthritis were both denied as they did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board has granted service connection for a right ankle disability, finding that the Veteran's current condition is etiologically related to his active duty service. The evidence shows multiple ankle injuries during his 20 years of service on multiple installations and or deployments.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection of gout and evaluations for his right knee degenerative arthritis, lower left extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy. The decision found no evidence linking these conditions to active service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment prior to March 12, 2021. The Board has determined that the criteria for a TDIU from March 12, 2021 have been met.

The Board has remanded the claims for increased ratings for right ankle DJD and left knee osteoarthritis due to insufficient evidence in the record. The Veteran's current ratings of 10 percent are maintained.

The Veteran's appeal of asthma and anxiety was withdrawn.,The Veteran's skin rash of the groin, CFS, cervical spine disability, and lumbosacral strain claims were granted.

The Veteran is granted an effective date of February 19, 2011 for his TDIU and DEA eligibility due to service-connected PTSD and bilateral knee disabilities.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for right hip arthritis with impingement, left hip disability, hypertension, and right knee disorder due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran.

The Board has remanded the claims for increased ratings for degenerative arthritis of the spine, lumbosacral strain and radiculopathy due to a duty to assist error in obtaining an examination report that did not comply with VA regulations.

The Veteran's appeal to reduce their disability rating for degenerative arthritis of the spine from 40 percent to 10 percent is dismissed as a matter of law because the proposed reduction was not a final agency action.

The Board has granted service connection for anxiety, depression, degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine, degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, sciatic neuropathy of the left and right legs, as well as left and right shoulder degenerative arthritis based on new evidence submitted by the Veteran.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have prevented him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation for the period between July 8, 2019, to September 29, 2021. The Board has granted TDIU during this period.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of his back disability is denied. The Board has remanded the issue of whether there was clear and unmistakable error in the September 2014 rating decision denying service connection.

The Board has denied service connection for left wrist strain and remanded the claims for chronic right ankle pain and degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine due to insufficient evidence in the record.

The Veteran's service-connected degenerative arthritis of the spine is rated at 20 percent, and the Board has remanded this issue for further examination.,Entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 100 percent for service-connected depression and anxiety disorder was denied.

The Veteran's bilateral pes planus with osteoarthritis and right ankle disorder were granted service connection as they are considered aggravated by in-service injuries.

The Veteran's TDIU and DEA claims are granted with an effective date of March 20, 2013.,It was determined that the Veteran met the schedular criteria for TDIU from March 20, 2013.