Knee decisions — 2020

The Board has remanded the case due to a failure of the Veteran to report for a VA examination, and requests that the RO attempt to schedule another one.

The Veteran's claims for annual clothing allowances for calendar years 2014, 2016, and 2017 due to the use of knee and back braces were denied as his applications were received after the deadline.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal because her Notice of Disagreement (NOD) was not timely filed regarding the September 12, 2017 rating decision.

The Veteran's right knee disability is rated at the minimum 10 percent for limitation of flexion, and a non-compensable rating for limitation of extension. The Veteran does not meet criteria for higher ratings under any other diagnostic codes.,The Veteran’s migraine headaches are currently evaluated as 50 percent disabling based on very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to duty-to-assist errors, including failure to schedule VA examinations as requested by the Veteran.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings have been granted. The initial compensable rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae has been denied, but the Veteran is now entitled to service connection for chronic cephalgia.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions due to incomplete records and the need for further examination or opinion.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the Veteran's hypertension, gynecological disorder, and right knee disability.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss. The issues of service connection for left and right knee disorders, reflux disorder, and chest pain are remanded due to the need for additional examinations and opinions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened and are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of her disabilities.

The Board has ordered the Veteran to be examined for her left knee disabilities and remanded the TDIU claim due to the need for additional development regarding her right and left knee conditions.

The Board denied service connection for a right foot disability and left below knee amputation, both claimed as secondary to end stage renal disease or hypertension. The evidence did not support the claim that these disabilities were related to service.

The appeal pertaining to the issue of entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent for right knee patellofemoral syndrome is dismissed.,Service connection for a right ankle disorder is denied.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for knee disabilities due to conflicting or incomplete information from a recent examination. Additional examinations are needed to provide clearer and more consistent information on the Veteran’s disability picture.

The Board has already decided that a rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected DJD of the right knee is not warranted, and thus dismissed the claim as moot.

The Board has remanded the claims for a bilateral hand disability, low back disability, and bilateral knee disability due to additional development being required.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a lumbar spine disability and left knee disability due to inadequate consideration of all relevant evidence, including lay assertions. The claims will be returned to the AOJ for further development.

The Veteran's initial 50 percent rating for right knee DJD limitation of extension is granted, and higher ratings for instability are denied. The claim for left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome remains on appeal.

The Veteran's initial ratings for degenerative arthritis of the right and left knees have been denied as they do not meet the criteria for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have been shown to prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment since October 1, 2014. The Board has granted a TDIU effective October 1, 2014.