Knee decisions — 2019

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete examinations and lack of recent medical records. The Veteran is required to provide authorization for correctional facility medical records, and a VA examination will be scheduled to determine the etiology of his right elbow disability, gastrointestinal disability, arthritis of the knees, and glaucoma.

The Veteran's service-connected left knee disability and spondylolisthesis with degenerative arthritis of the spine have precluded him from obtaining and maintaining substantial and gainful employment since November 25, 2013. The Board has granted a TDIU effective November 25, 2013, but the issue is remanded due to the need for additional examinations.

The Board has granted service connection for nose and throat irritation, chronic diarrhea, and gastroesophageal reflux disorder (GERD) due to undiagnosed illnesses. Service connection was denied for left knee disability and right knee disability.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for a higher rating for her thoracolumbar spine, left knee, and right knee disabilities due to the need for new examinations. The TDIU claim is also remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the increased rating claims.

The Board has granted service connection for a right knee disability and tinnitus. The issue of entitlement to service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability is remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral knee disability, finding that there was no evidence linking his current knee diagnoses to his military service.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted from January 11, 2008. The Board has remanded the issue of an increased rating for his left ankle disability.

The Veteran's service connected right and left knee disabilities are being remanded for further evaluation due to the lack of recent VA treatment records and a need for a more thorough examination.

The Veteran's radiculopathy of the left lower extremity is granted as service connected. The claims for a left shoulder disability, left knee disability, and bilateral ankle disability are remanded due to incomplete processing.

The Board denied service connection for left knee, left ankle, and low back disorders due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service or periods of active duty training.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for pes planus and an increased rating for left knee patellofemoral knee pain syndrome before the Board could make a decision.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and rating for various conditions have been granted, but his claim for an effective date prior to August 11, 2014, for the grant of service connection for tinnitus has been denied. His initial rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus is also denied.

The Board denied service connection for a left knee disability and a left shoulder disability, finding that the evidence did not support a link between these conditions and active duty service.,For sinus bradycardia, the Board found no basis to grant an evaluation in excess of 30 percent.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for left knee disability and thoracolumbar spine disability has been reopened. Service connection is granted for these conditions as secondary to his service-connected right knee disabilities. The claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction and depression are also remanded, along with the rating issues for right knee disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for right knee disability, left knee disability, cervicalgia, and migraines with tension headaches are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left knee disorder as there is no current diagnosis of such condition and the Veteran did not have one during or recent to the filing of his claim.

The Board has granted service connection for a right knee disability but has remanded the issue of service connection for a psychiatric disorder (including PTSD). The case is being returned to the RO for further action.

The Veteran's service-connected left and right knee disabilities have been restored to their previous ratings of 40% and 10%, respectively, effective August 7, 2017.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left hip conditions, as well as his claim for bilateral knee degenerative arthritis. The decision found that new evidence did not meet the criteria to reopen the previously denied claims.

The Veteran's left knee disability is rated at 10 percent, but no higher. The Board also granted a TDIU effective September 17, 2010.