Osteoarthritis (degenerative arthritis) decisions — 2021

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board granted a TDIU on an extra-schedular basis as of February 1, 2010.

The Board has remanded the service connection claims for right and left knee limitations of flexion with degenerative arthritis due to an inadequate VA examination based on an inaccurate factual background.

The Veteran's right hip strain and osteoarthritis are being remanded for further evaluation, including obtaining additional VA treatment records and a comprehensive examination to determine the current severity of his conditions.

The Veteran's left shoulder disability is rated at 20 percent, but the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted due to lack of limitation of motion sufficient for a higher rating.,The Veteran's lumbar spine disability is rated at 20 percent, and the Board finds no evidence supporting a higher rating based on current functional limitations.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased evaluations for osteoarthritis of the left and right knees due to inadequate examination reports, failure to adhere to instructions, and internal inconsistency in opinions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for cervical spine, lumbar spine, and left lower extremity radiculopathy disabilities due to inadequate examinations in prior decisions. The Veteran is required to undergo new VA examinations to determine the severity of his conditions.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient examination and needs a supplemental opinion regarding whether the left knee disability is caused directly by service or proximately caused by the service-connected right knee disability.

The Veteran's AC DJD of the right shoulder was rated at 20 percent prior to June 16, 2016 and at 30 percent since that date. The claims for higher ratings are being remanded.,His recurrent corneal erosion syndrome is not compensable.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral knee replacements and lumbar spine degenerative disc disease with degenerative arthritis, have rendered him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment. The Board finds that the evidence is at least in equipoise that his service-connected conditions prevent him from obtaining and maintaining such employment.

The Board has granted service connection for a heart disability. The cases of lumbar spine and Type II diabetes mellitus are remanded due to procedural errors.

The Board has dismissed all appeals due to the appellant's death.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for peripheral neuropathy, left hip and knee disabilities, degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, and prostate hypertrophy due to additional development being necessary. Specifically, the AOJ must obtain all outstanding medical records from University Medical Associates.

The Veteran's left knee disability, including strain and degenerative arthritis, is currently rated at 10 percent. A separate rating of 10 percent for the degenerative arthritis is granted.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's low back disability, finding that it is at least as likely as not related to his active duty service.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left knee meniscal tear with osteoarthritis as secondary to his service-connected right knee meniscal tear with chondromalacia.