Knee decisions — 2022

The Veteran's left ankle condition is related to her active duty service and has been granted.,Other conditions, including right ankle, bilateral hip, knee, and back conditions, as well as migraine headaches and HTN, are remanded for further evaluation.

Your appeals for service connection for bilateral knee, bilateral shoulder, bilateral ankle, and left shin disabilities have been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection of a knee disability, including whether it is caused or aggravated by his lumbar spine disability. The case requires further examination and opinion to determine if there is a nexus between the Veteran's current knee conditions and his military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for further development due to procedural errors in previous decisions.

The Board has remanded the case to the Director of Compensation Service for extra-schedular consideration due to a disagreement with the July 2021 decision denying an earlier effective date for TDIU.

The Board has denied service connection for right hip disability, dyspnea, right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome (right knee disability), and gastroenteritis. The left hip disability issue is remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, left ear hearing loss, left knee disability, and lower jaw trauma have all been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of current disabilities or a causal relationship to service.

The Board has remanded the claims for right knee degenerative joint disease and subluxation, as well as the claim for SMC based on loss of use of both feet due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the Veteran's range of motion and functional limitations.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for left and right leg/knee disorders due to additional development being necessary, including obtaining new medical opinions on the etiology of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions and new examinations. The issues include obesity/weight gain, bilateral knee disorders, right ankle disorder, erectile dysfunction, metabolic syndrome, lung/breathing disorder, and DMII all related to his service-connected obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

The Veteran's duodenal ulcer is currently rated at 10 percent and the Board has granted a 20 percent rating. The remaining issues of service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, back conditions, left knee conditions, right knee conditions, bilateral foot conditions, gallbladder condition, and heart condition are remanded.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, back conditions, left knee conditions, right knee conditions, bilateral foot conditions, gallbladder condition, and heart condition are being remanded due to the need for additional development of evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for left knee patellofemoral syndrome and recurvatum knee, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are etiologically related to active-duty service. The other issues on appeal have been remanded.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings of his cervical spine disability and bilateral upper extremity radiculopathies have been withdrawn. The claims for hypertension, low back disability (lumbar degenerative arthritis), right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy, left knee disability, and respiratory condition have all been granted.,The Veteran's service connection claims for right shoulder condition, right knee condition, left foot plantar fasciitis, and left shoulder disability are being remanded. The claim for TDIU is also being remanded.,The Veteran's GERD has been granted an initial rating of 10 percent, but no higher. His PTSD claim remains denied.

The Board dismissed the appeal for direct service connection of a right knee disability due to the appellant's request for withdrawal.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need to verify in-service stressors and potential exposure to herbicide agents, as well as to obtain VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of his back (and associated scars), left hip, and bilateral knees disorders.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty to assist error in obtaining an adequate medical opinion regarding the Veteran's right knee disability.

Your initial claim for a compensable disability rating for left knee scars has been denied, and the appeal is dismissed as you have withdrawn your appeal.

The Veteran's right and left knee disabilities were reduced from 30% to 10%, and SMC was discontinued. The appeal challenging these reductions is granted, restoring the original ratings.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for right knee PPS and lumbar and thoracic strain are granted. The claim for the nature and etiology of his right foot condition is remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate VA medical opinions and failure to consider all relevant service-connected disabilities in assessing secondary service connection.