Knee decisions — 2020

The Board has withdrawn the claims for conjunctivitis, lipoma and right triceps disability. The remaining issues of service connection have been remanded due to new evidence received by VA.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an increased disability rating and TDIU due to his service-connected left knee disorder. The issues are being remanded for additional development, including a retrospective opinion from a VA orthopedic examiner regarding the extent of the Veteran’s range of motion in his left knee during the period February 24, 1986 until November 13, 2012.

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection and a separate 10% rating for right knee limitation of extension is granted.,An earlier effective date for the right knee disability rating is denied.

Your appeals regarding the claims of service connection for various conditions have been dismissed as you did not file a timely and adequate substantive appeal.

The Veteran's right knee disability is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining retrospective medical opinions and reviewing private treatment records.

The Board has remanded several issues, including service connection for a right knee disability and rating claims related to the Veteran's low back, right ankle, and right lower extremity radiculopathy. The issues are being remanded due to need for additional medical examinations and consideration of new evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for ingrown toenails as secondary to his service-connected disabilities and for an increased rating for his psychiatric disability prior to December 12, 2011. The right knee issues were not addressed in this decision.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient service treatment records from March 1957 to January 1958. The Veteran's claims for lumbar spine and left knee conditions are being reviewed again.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for traumatic arthritis of the right knee, bilateral hearing loss, type II diabetes mellitus, and peripheral neuropathy have been denied.,No effective date has been assigned as all claims are denied.

The Veteran's right knee degenerative joint disease was diagnosed within one year of active duty discharge and the Veteran reported right knee pain. The Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral patellofemoral syndrome of the knees and remanded his claim for an initial rating higher than 20 percent for lumbar spine degenerative disc disease.

The Veteran's back and right knee disabilities are granted as service-connected, with the back disability being attributed to a motor vehicle accident during service. The right knee disability is denied due to lack of evidence showing it had its onset in service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 because there is no probative evidence showing that his left leg above-the-knee amputation was caused by VA treatment or care, and thus the criteria for compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 have not been met.

The Board has granted service connection for lumbar spine and bilateral knee disabilities, but denied the Veteran's appeals regarding prostate disability and erectile dysfunction.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and rating of the Veteran's back, left elbow, and right knee disabilities due to incomplete medical records and need for further examination.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded for referral to the Director of Compensation Service due to his service-connected knee and ankle disabilities preventing him from securing and maintaining gainful employment.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The highest disability rating allowed for supraventricular arrhythmia is 30 percent, which the Veteran already received. For left hip impingement syndrome, a 10 percent rating was assigned, but no higher. Right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome and left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome were both rated as noncompensable (0%). The claim for service connection of right collar bone disability was also denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for left ankle and left knee disabilities due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee disability, right knee disability, and hypertension.,There is no evidence of a current diagnosis or functional limitation related to any knee disability or hypertension during the claim period.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including posttraumatic stress disorder, degenerative joint disease of the right knee, and degenerative joint disease of the spine, precluded him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation for the period beginning May 24, 2013. The Board also granted Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits effective May 24, 2013.