Knee decisions — 2021

The Board has dismissed all claims due to the Veteran's death, as it does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of the appeals.

The Board has dismissed all service connection claims due to the death of the appellant.

The Veteran's left knee instability is granted a separate 10 percent disability rating. The claim for service connection of the CVA residuals remains pending and remanded due to inextricably intertwined issues.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's meniscal tear of the left knee was incurred during service and is related to his military service, thus granting service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, right leg varicose and venous stasis ulcers, and right leg scars have rendered him unable to maintain a substantially gainful occupation since May 16, 2011.

The Board has granted service connection for left knee degenerative arthritis and status post ACL repair, right knee patellofemoral chondromalacia with medial meniscal tear, left ankle arthritic changes, and sinusitis. The issue of service connection for right ear hearing loss is remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for right knee and bilateral foot disabilities, finding that the Veteran's symptoms began in service. The left eye pterygium is rated at 10% since October 26, 2020.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining private treatment records and scheduling a VA examination. The claim of service connection for a left knee disorder is also being considered as secondary to the Veteran's right knee strain with chondromalacia patella.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for trauma to back/degeneration of discs L1-S1, left knee condition, right hip condition, and left hip condition are being remanded due to the need for additional development.,The claim for ischemic heart disease is also being remanded as no VA examination has been conducted regarding this issue.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's left knee disability is proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected dizziness. The examiner must consider the Veteran's fall incidents and provide an opinion on the relationship between his knee disorders and his service-connected condition.

Your claims for increased ratings for left knee scar and total replacement are being remanded to the RO for additional development. You will need to provide any missing medical records, and your case will be reviewed again.

The Veteran's service connection claim for basal cell carcinoma was granted. The Board found that the current diagnosis of basal cell carcinoma is related to his military service, and resolved all doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inextricably intertwined issues with his claim for cervical spondylosis. The Veteran is not entitled to service connection for left upper extremity radiculopathy, right knee disability, left knee disability, right upper extremity radiculopathy, cervicogenic headaches, and right carpal tunnel syndrome.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a TDIU due to service-connected disabilities, finding that his conditions did not prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board denied service connection for low back, neck, right knee, and left knee disabilities. The evidence did not establish a nexus between these conditions and the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board denied a higher rating for left knee patellofemoral syndrome and remanded the issues of TDIU prior to May 6, 2013, and a higher rating for mitral valve prolapse with bradycardia and angina. The case was returned to the Board after further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his left knee patellofemoral syndrome and right knee recurrent subluxation, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under the applicable VA Rating Schedule.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for right foot pes planus, left foot pes planus, bilateral hearing loss disability, and left knee disability before the Board could make a final decision.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right knee disability is reopened, and the cases of rating greater than 10 percent for a left knee disability and service connection for a back disability are remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right knee disability is being remanded due to the need for additional evidence and an examination.