Osteoarthritis (degenerative arthritis) Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the case due to an incomplete VA examination, and a new opinion is needed regarding whether the Veteran's current back disorder is related to his military service.

The appeal regarding entitlement to a higher rating for TBI is dismissed. A rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus is denied. The remaining issues are remanded.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to incomplete medical opinions and potential service connection based on exposure in Southwest Asia.

The Veteran's service connection claims for knee disabilities and scars are granted. The Board finds additional development is needed to address the Veteran's shin splints.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder and hypertension. The issues are inextricably intertwined with his claim of service connection for a psychiatric condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for right wrist osteoarthritis and left wrist radial fracture with dislocation, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on functional loss or ankylosis.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, and the Board denied a higher rating.,The Veteran was granted TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's appeal involves the rating of his service-connected right knee disability and femoral neuropathy. The Board has determined that further development is needed to clarify the nature and severity of these disabilities, particularly in relation to their overlap with other conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, as his non-service-connected ankle and feet conditions also limit his employment.

The Veteran's service connection claim for a lumbar spine disability is denied. The Board finds that the current condition of degenerative changes in the lumbar spine is less likely than not related to service.

The Veteran's right knee osteoarthritis and lumbar arthralgia are being remanded for additional development. The TDIU claim is also remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims for increased ratings of right and left knee disabilities due to inadequate VA examinations. The TDIU claim is also remanded as it relates to a period prior to December 31, 2016.

Your claim for service connection for degenerative arthritis of the spine and scoliosis has been granted, so there is no longer a case or controversy to appeal.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for cervical spine disability was denied, with the effective date of the increase being November 11, 2017.

The Board has granted service connection for a left knee disability, including degenerative arthritis. The issue of service connection for an extrinsic respiratory defect is remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims for further development and adjudicative action due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's claimed conditions.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral lower extremity disability, left knee disability, and right knee disability due to insufficient evidence regarding service connection. The Appellant's testimony and medical records will be reviewed to determine if there is a link between his current conditions and military service.

The Board has granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, finding that the evidence is in equipoise as to whether it is related to the Veteran's in-service injury.

The Veteran's right ankle disability is rated as 10 percent disabling. The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for back disability, left hip degenerative arthritis, and right hip degenerative arthritis due to lack of adequate VA examination. The TDIU claim from December 1, 2017, is also remanded.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral flatfeet, finding that the evidence did not support a link between the condition and active service.