Osteoarthritis (degenerative arthritis) Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral pes planus and osteoarthritis of the ankles result in a combined rating of 70 percent. The Board finds that these conditions do not prevent him from engaging in sedentary work, thus denying his TDIU claim.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for left hip and right hip degenerative arthritis, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between his current conditions and his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for right wrist sprain and osteoarthritis (OA) as these conditions are causally related to parachute jumps in service.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination, including a new VA knee examination. The Veteran's right knee instability is now granted with an effective date of July 1, 2014.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for left knee degenerative arthritis and instability due to inadequate reasons or bases in the previous decisions. The Veteran is required to be provided with a VA examination to assess his current severity of these conditions, including functional loss.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's claims for service connection and ratings related to his elbow injuries due to his death.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation, thus his claim for total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is denied.

The Veteran's appeals for increased disability ratings for degenerative arthritis of the thoracic spine and cervicalgia have been withdrawn, resulting in their dismissal.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's periods of active duty for training (ACDUTRA) and inactive duty for training (INACDUTRA). The VA examiner did not adequately address the Veteran's lay contentions about in-service injuries. A new examination is needed.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for osteoarthritis, a back disability, and headaches due to inadequate examinations in previous remands.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board denied service connection for lower back, right knee (including degenerative arthritis), left knee, neck, right shoulder, and left ankle disabilities due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.,Service connection was not granted as the VA medical opinions found no link between current disabilities and in-service injuries.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling the Veteran for a retrospective VA examination to assess his left knee disabilities.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted a 100% rating.,Service connection for benign prostatic hypertrophy and erectile dysfunction are remanded due to insufficient evidence.,Right foot condition (hammer toes and osteoarthritis) is remanded due to insufficient evidence.,TDIU claim is remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the other issues.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for right knee disability, as well as his ratings for left knee degenerative joint disease. The issues include secondary service connection and functional limitations.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is dismissed because he now has a combined 100% schedular rating for his service-connected conditions, including PTSD and bilateral shoulder arthritis.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for degenerative arthritis of the spine and scoliosis, finding that there is no evidence to support a direct relationship between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for right hip degenerative arthritis, left hip degenerative arthritis, and low back degenerative arthritis. The conditions are all related to the Veteran's in-service parachute operations.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied in December 2010 due to lack of nexus evidence. The Board granted the claims in April 2022, finding that the Veteran's reports regarding in-service injuries are consistent with his service record and granting a Finding of Fact that the disability is at least as likely as not related to service. However, an earlier effective date was denied because the claim was not reopened based on new and material evidence but rather due to reconsideration based on relevant service department records.

The Veteran's appeals regarding service connection for GERD, right knee osteoarthritis, painful right knee scar, bilateral hearing loss, left thumb disability, left thumb scar, and left hip muscle strain (flexion) have been dismissed due to the Veteran's request for withdrawal of these issues.