Rheumatoid arthritis Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records, scheduling a VA examination, and affording the veteran an opportunity to submit any pertinent medical records.

The Board has granted service connection for rheumatoid arthritis and residuals of right eye cataract, including as secondary to medication prescribed for rheumatoid arthritis.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation for rheumatoid arthritis, an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for right knee gonarthrosis based on limited/painful flexion and extension, or an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for bilateral hand osteoarthritis.,The veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation for left knee gonarthrosis based on limited/painful flexion and extension, or an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for right scaphoid, trapezium, and trapezoid arthritis.,The veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation for left scaphoid, trapezium, and trapezoid arthritis or an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for bilateral shoulder acromioclavicular arthritis.,The veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation for right foot hallux valgus, or an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for left foot hallux valgus.

The Board denied service connection for rheumatoid arthritis and peripheral neuropathy, finding that the conditions were not incurred or aggravated by service. The veteran's claims of exposure to Agent Orange were also denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have current diagnoses for his claimed conditions, and therefore, service connection cannot be granted.

The Board denied service connection for rheumatoid arthritis of the right knee, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus as these conditions were not shown to be related to active service.

The Board has determined that service connection is not warranted for any of the conditions listed, including low back disability, left ankle sprain, eye disorder (other than conjunctivitis), bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, chronic lung disorder (PPD positive), gastrointestinal disorder (indigestion or gastritis), prostatitis, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, bronchopneumonia, peptic ulcer disease, ischemic heart disease and hypertensive cardiovascular disease with angina, diabetes mellitus, acute pyelonephritis, liver condition, Bell's palsy with facial numbness, dengue hemorrhagic fever, and erectile dysfunction.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea and rheumatoid arthritis, finding no evidence of a direct or secondary relationship to the veteran's military service.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for skin disease, hepatitis, and rheumatoid arthritis with Felty's syndrome due to exposure to ionizing radiation. The veteran is presumed to have developed these conditions during service.

Service connection for rheumatoid arthritis is granted.,Service connection for bursitis of the left hip and both shoulders is denied.

The veteran is seeking service connection for rheumatoid arthritis, which he claims is related to his service-connected degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine. The Board has determined that a VA examination is needed to determine if the veteran has rheumatoid arthritis and whether it is related to service or secondary to his service-connected condition.

The veteran is seeking service connection for rheumatoid arthritis. The VA examiner's report was inadequate, and the case is being remanded to provide another examination.

The Board has determined that additional evidentiary development is required prior to the adjudication of the veteran's claim for service connection for rheumatoid arthritis of the hands, elbows, shoulders and knees.

The Board has determined that there is no evidence to support service connection for rheumatoid arthritis of the right knee, and thus denied the veteran's claim.

The veteran's service is not qualifying for VA pension benefits, and the appellant did not file a claim for accrued benefits within one year of his death. The claims are denied.

The veteran's claims for service connection for Lyme disease and rheumatoid arthritis were denied, while his claim for increased rating for lumbosacral strain was granted. The decision is mixed as some issues are granted and others are denied.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of spinal meningitis and ventral hernia. Service connection for rheumatoid arthritis of both feet is not established.

The veteran's claim for a TDIU rating is being remanded due to the need for clarification regarding his unemployability solely as a result of his service-connected disabilities, particularly his asthma.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for rheumatoid arthritis and/or inflammatory synovitis, to include as due to Agent Orange exposure, finding that there is no positive association between herbicide exposure and any condition. The presumption of service connection based on exposure to Agent Orange does not apply here.

The veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions were denied as there was no evidence of current disabilities or a link to service. The Board found that the preponderance of the evidence did not support the veteran's claims.