Well, why haven’t the dang doctors given him a diagnosis?! I’m sorry, but I have no patience for the VA. I was at the eye doctor and the nurse attending me gave me a horror story about her husband and his horrible arthritis. Her husband‘s arthritis is being neglected and he probably doesn’t have OA. He probably has gout so I gave her a whole bunch of helpful tips And she was astounded. If you are in San Diego, I suggest your husband get referred over to Ucsd and to the pain management clinic with Dr. furnish. When I went there 25 years ago, it was headed by Dr. Wallace and they offered me the RFA. It was covered because I have a diagnosis and your husband should have seen a doctor that deals with issues that emanate from the Spine.. He needs to be having X-rays and MRI, seeing an orthopedic surgeon and being in a good pain management system which the VA does not have. So even if you aren’t in San Diego, I know from experience that the VA doesn’t have good qualified pain management clinics so get referred to one outside and you’re going to have to help your husband as far as being his advocate to get what he needs because the VA is absolutely horrible and getting worse as the days go by. It’s the same story with all of our veterans. They get such shotty care. I can’t even tell you figure out a way to get out- I mean referred. I was misdiagnosed in the early 2000s three separate times! I finally wrote the commander to ask to be referred out in town where I got diagnosed properly. All sad but true! The doctors were way too young and on residency to be doing the work they were trying to do. They can’t diagnose properly things that are degenerative in nature. They rotate bases and they don’t see the same patient over the long haul. I hope at least you’re out of VA that has stationary doctors And not on the military base but out in town VA.