Osteoarthritis (degenerative arthritis) Board decisions

The Veteran's lumbar spine disability is rated at 20 percent, effective from the date of the decision.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's low back disability, finding that his current condition is related to in-service incidents and his military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for low back disability due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between his current condition and service. The case is now pending with a request for an addendum opinion from the clinician who provided the June 2022 DBQ.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration, including obtaining a new medical opinion regarding the Veteran's cervical spine disability with degenerative arthritis. The initial compensable rating claim for bilateral hearing loss remains denied.

The Board has granted service connection for a right wrist disorder, finding that the Veteran's reports of in-service injuries are consistent with his service and that he likely developed post-traumatic arthritis after an injury in 1976. The decision is based on resolving doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and consideration of new evidence.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating and TDIU prior to February 10, 2019 was dismissed due to the death of the Veteran. The Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate these claims as the Veteran died during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board has determined that further development is necessary for the Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including depression, lumbar and cervical spine disabilities, left upper extremity radiculopathy, right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, jaw disability, GERD, IBS, and tension headaches. The records will be sought to provide more information on these claims.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to inadequate medical opinions and potential issues with pre-existing conditions. Additional evidence is needed, including VA treatment records and an addendum medical opinion.

The Board has granted service connection for left hip, back, and right knee disabilities. The conditions are deemed to be directly related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for effective dates prior to June 20, 2011 for the grants of service connection for spinal stenosis with spondylolisthesis and degenerative arthritis, residuals of a left knee injury, postoperative with degenerative joint disease (arthritis), and residuals of a right knee injury, postoperative with degenerative joint disease (arthritis).

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left knee disability, finding that his current condition is related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for left knee, right knee, and bilateral foot disabilities as well as his claim for service connection for gout due to lack of current VA treatment records and uncompleted examinations.

The Veteran's back, left and right hip, and left and right knee conditions are granted service connection. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is remanded for further examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right knee disorder has been reopened, and the case is remanded for further development. The left knee posttraumatic degenerative arthritis evaluation is also being remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board has granted his claim for total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

An effective date of January 19, 2017, is granted for service connection for RLE radiculopathy.,A disability rating of 40 percent for lumbar spine degenerative arthritis and IVDS with scoliosis is granted from February 1, 2021, through July 25, 2023.,From July 26, 2023, a higher than 20 percent rating for lumbar spine degenerative arthritis and IVDS with scoliosis is denied.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate VA examination and a need for further analysis regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected left subcutaneous mastectomy with loss of pectoral muscle substance caused or aggravated his current left shoulder conditions.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to a service-connected psychiatric disorder, and denied service connection for left knee and right knee disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for right shoulder AC joint degenerative joint disease and cervical spine intervertebral disc syndrome with degenerative arthritis, effective from September 16, 2006.,A rating of 10 percent was assigned for the Veteran's right ankle strain since July 17, 2015.