Knee decisions — 2019

The Board has granted a separate rating for the left knee surgical scar and reopened the right knee disability claim. The case is remanded to obtain an addendum opinion regarding the lumbar spine disability.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for kidney stones. The claims for service connection for hemorrhoids, left knee disability, right knee disability, and bilateral shoulder disabilities are remanded.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left knee disability is related to his active service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have not been shown to preclude substantially gainful employment prior to April 7, 2011. Therefore, entitlement to a TDIU is denied for the period prior to that date.

The Veteran and his representative have withdrawn their appeal regarding the claim for service connection for meralgia paresthetica (numbness of left side of knee).

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for right knee, back, and right hip disorders due to incomplete opinions in previous examinations. The case is returned for further development.

The Veteran's tinnitus and impotence are granted service connection. The remaining issues, including hypertension, eye condition, bilateral leg/knee disorder, sinus condition, and foot disorders, are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claim for nonservice-connected pension is remanded due to the lack of a VA examination assessing his disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of consideration of the Veteran's statements regarding his knee pain and herbicide agent exposure. A new VA examination is required.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate VA examination, and a new medical opinion is needed to determine if the Veteran's current left knee disability had its onset in or is otherwise related to his active service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to obtain or retain substantially gainful employment throughout the appeal period, and his TDIU is granted.

The appeals for service connection for left knee replacement, glaucoma, sleep apnea, polyps in the colon, and right knee arthritis are dismissed. Service connection is granted for residuals of a shell fragment wound to the right knee. The appeals for service connection for hypertension and heart disability are remanded.

Right Knee Instability and Left Knee Strain have been granted service connection effective August 2, 2013.,The Veteran's claims for PTSD and Borderline Personality Disorder, left ankle disability, right ankle disability, right hip disability, left hip disability, left elbow disability, right elbow disability, left wrist disability, right wrist disability, right foot plantar fasciitis, right hand disability, and left shoulder disability have been reopened.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection have been dismissed due to withdrawals. The Board has also remanded the claims for TBI, migraine headaches, left knee chondromalacia, right knee chondromalacia, and TDIU.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a left knee disability as there is no current evidence of such condition.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for degenerative joint disease of the right and left knees due to potential secondary service connection with the Veteran's service-connected left ankle disability. The case will be returned to the AOJ for further development.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral knee disabilities, cervical spine disability, right knee disability, and left knee disability are being remanded due to the need for additional evidence and a medical opinion.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of residuals of cold weather injury of the right hand was dismissed. The claim for reopening of his previously denied claims for right knee condition and MRSA infection is remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and initial rating for endometriosis due to incomplete records and the need for additional examinations.

The Board has remanded the cases for further adjudication due to contentions of clear and unmistakable error in previous rating decisions regarding effective dates.