Knee decisions — 2019

The Veteran's claim for service connection for right knee disability is reopened, but the case is remanded to obtain an addendum opinion regarding whether his current right knee disability was caused or aggravated by his service-connected left foot disability.

The Veteran's increased ratings for his service-connected right and left knee disabilities are remanded due to incomplete development. The TDIU issue is also remanded.

The Veteran's appeal includes claims for increased ratings for multiple knee conditions. The RO has not yet issued a statement of the case for some issues, and additional evidence is needed to adjudicate others. The Board finds that these matters must be remanded.

The Veteran's right knee osteoarthritis and instability have been rated, but the increase rating claims for these conditions are denied. The initial rating claim for right knee instability is granted.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to missing documents and incomplete file, including a completed VA Form 21-22.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral knee disability, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to her military service. The decision also sets a rating of 100% effective from the date of the decision.

The Veteran's bilateral pes planus is rated at 30 percent, and his degenerative joint disease of the bilateral knees with patellofemoral syndrome is rated at 10 percent.,All other conditions are denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for right and left knee disabilities due to insufficient examination findings, including lack of passive range of motion measurements/pain on weight-bearing testing.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the failure to schedule necessary VA examinations as per a previous Board remand. The goal of these exams is to assess the functional impact of his service-connected disabilities on employment.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to insufficient medical evidence on the etiology of the Veteran's claimed bilateral knee disorders.

Your claims for right knee disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus have been remanded due to new evidence being added to the record. You will need to provide a Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC) with this new information.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for a right knee disability and bilateral pes planus, finding no evidence of an in-service injury or aggravation that led to current disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar spine, right knee, and right hip disabilities have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of a right leg disability is denied. The Veteran's left knee injury has been granted a 10% rating.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to inadequate notice of VA examinations and a failure to comply with previous remand directives. The Veteran is required to attend scheduled examinations or provide proper notice for cancellation.

The Board has denied service connection for various left leg, hip, knee, and nerve disorders as well as a right leg disorder. The claims were also remanded for further examination regarding the impact of these disabilities on employment.

The Veteran's tinnitus and left knee disability are granted as service connected, but his bilateral hearing loss is denied.,The Board has determined that the evidence is at least in equipoise for both tinnitus and left knee disability, but not for bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's left knee disability is rated at 0 percent, and his low back disability is also rated at 0 percent. Both are denied increased ratings.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is remanded due to the need for additional VA audiological examination.

The Board has granted an initial evaluation of 20 percent for moderate right knee instability symptoms and a remand is ordered to evaluate the Veteran's right knee locking symptoms. The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for his right knee instability and painful motion is also remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient opinions provided by the VA examiners. The issues include bilateral shoulder disability, right hand joint pain, bilateral elbow and knee pain, cervical spine disability, renal cell carcinoma, neuropathy of lower extremities, osteoarthritis of left hand ring finger, hypertension, hiatal hernia with GERD, atopic dermatitis, migraine headaches, and bilateral condylar flattening indicative of degenerative joint disease of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ).