Knee decisions — 2020

The Board has remanded the cases due to lack of substantial compliance with previous directives and incomplete rationale in the medical opinions provided. The Veteran's disabilities are being reviewed again for a more thorough examination and opinion.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection due to issues related to the Appellant's period of active duty from September 1995 to July 1998, and additional development is needed to clarify his post-discharge service.

The Board denied service connection for left and right knee disabilities, finding that the evidence did not support a nexus between current knee conditions and service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 10 percent for his right knee disability prior to October 7, 2009, and a rating in excess of 30 percent as of December 1, 2010. The case is being returned to the RO for further development.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral knee disability and found that the Veteran's back disability did not warrant a rating in excess of 10 percent before June 3, 2019. The claim was granted with a 40 percent rating thereafter.

The Veteran's appeal is denied as his service-connected conditions do not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating or TDIU prior to April 25, 2018.

The Board has remanded the cases due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the Veteran's bilateral knee conditions. The case will be reviewed with a new examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right knee condition, finding that there is no evidence to support a nexus between her current right knee disability and her military service.

The Board denied increased evaluations for the Veteran's right knee internal derangement and partial ACL tear, as well as his infra-patella neuritis. The evidence did not show severe recurrent subluxation or lateral instability for the right knee, nor severe to complete paralysis due to the infra-patella neuritis.

Your left knee disability has been granted service connection, and the appeal is dismissed as it constitutes a full award of benefits.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The left knee disability is rated at 10%, the left ankle disability at 10%, and both low back and right knee disorders are not service connected.

The Veteran's service connection claim for a left foot disability, status post first MTP arthroplasty, is granted. The initial rating claim for mild left knee tricompartmental DJD remains denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including cervical spine, low back, right hip, left hip, left knee, and left shoulder disabilities. The Veteran's military occupational specialty was infantryman, and he reported experiencing pain in his knees during a VA examination.

The Board denied service connection for right and left knee disabilities, finding that the conditions pre-existed service or were not aggravated by service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to failure to schedule VA examinations. The issues include back disorder, right knee disorder, left knee disorder, neck disorder, and left upper extremity cervical radiculopathy.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for further development and consideration. The Veteran's claim for service connection for left knee disability is being reopened, but a decision on this issue will be deferred until all requested records are obtained.

The Board has remanded the claims for increased ratings for left and right knee disabilities due to incomplete VA examinations. The TDIU claim is also remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the other claims.

The Veteran's degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine with L4-5 fixation is rated at 40 percent since December 21, 2019. The limitation of extension of the left knee and PO residuals of a menisceal tear and ACL reconstruction are not granted as they do not meet the criteria for higher ratings.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient evidence for some issues, including service connection for left and right hip disabilities. The Veteran's current knee and ankle conditions are found to be secondary to his service-connected pes planus.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to an inadequate medical examination/opinion regarding the Veteran's bilateral knee disability and its relation to service-connected PTSD.