Rheumatoid arthritis Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue, left hip pain, right hip pain, left knee pain, and right knee pain. The Veteran's attempt to appeal the rating decisions was dismissed due to untimely filing.

The application to readjudicate the previously denied claims of service connection for rheumatoid arthritis, trigger finger, and right toe/foot gout is denied.,The claim of service connection for IBS (chronic diarrhea) has been remanded.

The Board dismissed the claim for rheumatoid arthritis as the Veteran withdrew it from the legacy appeal system.,The Board denied service connection for fibromyalgia, finding that there was no evidence linking the condition to service or any service-connected disability.

The Board dismissed the appeal for bilateral hearing loss. Service connection was granted for prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction as secondary to prostate cancer, lumbar spine pain, and radiculopathy of the right lower extremity.

The Board has found that the Veteran's claims for service connection for right temporal arteritis and rheumatoid arthritis must be remanded due to incomplete records. The VA needs to obtain additional Community Care records related to non-VA treatment, including those from Johnson City, Tennessee, which were requested in a prior remand but not obtained.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection of various conditions due to a lack of confirmed periods of active duty, active duty for training, or inactive duty for training in the Appellant's record. The appeal was also remanded for further development regarding characterization of the Appellant's service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for endometriosis, hysterectomy, rheumatoid arthritis, and left knee locking due to inadequate medical opinions and incomplete records.

The Veteran's lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis is granted a 20 percent rating prior to July 15, 2019 and a 40 percent rating thereafter. The Veteran's right and left lower extremity radiculopathy are each granted a 40 percent rating.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for rheumatoid arthritis due to a duty to assist error. The AOJ will consider any additional evidence submitted when the claim is readjudicated.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for radiculopathy of the right and left lower extremities have been dismissed as withdrawn by the appellant.

The Board has denied service connection for rheumatoid arthritis and sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's conditions did not manifest during active service or are not related to any in-service injury, event, or disease.

The Veteran's inability to self-sustain in the community due to his conditions, including COPD and rheumatoid arthritis, requires personal care services each time he completes three or more activities of daily living. The Board has granted Level 2 PCAFC benefits.

The Board has granted service connection for left shoulder hydroxyapatite deposition with degenerative arthritis and left knee rheumatoid arthritis, finding that these conditions are proximately due to or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected right shoulder and right knee disabilities, respectively.

The Veteran's application for PCAFC was denied due to a lack of personal care services. The Board finds the CEAT review inadequate and remands for further evaluation.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including degenerative lumbar arthritis and injuries to his lower extremities, result in the loss of use of both lower extremities such that he is unable to effectively ambulate independently without assistive devices. This meets the criteria for specially adapted housing eligibility.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased disability rating in excess of 20 percent for service-connected rheumatoid arthritis is remanded due to inadequate VA examinations and the need for further evaluation.

The Veteran is granted service connection for hypertension, erectile dysfunction, and Crohn's Disease. Service connection for rheumatoid arthritis is denied.,Service connection for hypertension is granted based on presumed exposure to herbicide agents during active service.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and service connection have been dismissed due to his death.

The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions, including rheumatoid arthritis, shoulder disabilities, upper extremity radiculopathy and peripheral neuropathy, elbow and wrist disabilities, hand/finger disabilities, hip and knee disabilities, ankle and foot disabilities, lower extremity radiculopathy, hypertension, and left ear hearing loss are all denied as there is no current evidence of these conditions during or proximate to the appeal period.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for allergic conjunctivitis urticaria, neck condition, rheumatoid arthritis, and rhinitis. The Board found no current diagnoses of these conditions and no in-service events or injuries to which they could be etiologically linked.