Knee decisions — 2022

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for higher ratings for his bilateral knee disabilities due to inadequate medical opinions and failure to comply with prior remand directives. The case is now pending for further development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to issues with contact information and examination scheduling.

The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's claimed right knee, left hip, and right hip disorders due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right knee and lumbar spine conditions, finding that they are related to his active duty service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for right knee condition, bilateral flat feet, and right ankle condition due to insufficient medical opinions regarding direct service connection or secondary service connection.

The Veteran's right knee disability has been rated at 10 percent for painful, noncompensable motion. The Board denied a higher rating as the evidence did not show limitation of motion that would warrant a higher rating.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development of evidence, including obtaining VA treatment records and private medical records. The Veteran's claims for service connection are also being remanded for additional examination and opinion regarding his ankle disorders.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for left knee osteoarthritis and strain is granted. The Board also remanded the issue of service connection for a left shoulder condition.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development due to inadequate examination and the need for additional evidence. The issues of increased ratings for right knee dislocated semilunar cartilage, limitation of flexion, and scar are being addressed.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left knee tricompartmental osteoarthritis originated during active service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claims for an increased rating for his service-connected right knee disability and for service connection for right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, secondary to total right knee replacement are being remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations.

The Veteran's hypertension, CAD with aortic valve stenosis, gout, bilateral eye disability, hemorrhoids, kidney disability, and left knee edema were not incurred or aggravated during service.,Service connection was denied for all claimed conditions as the evidence does not establish that any of these disabilities began in service or within one year of separation from service.

The Board has remanded the case for a medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's low back disability is caused by his service-connected right and left knee disabilities. The current rating decision does not address service connection.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for earlier effective dates on multiple conditions, including right knee strain, constipation, and rhinitis. The claims are dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeals.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating have been remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining a VA examination.

The Board has granted service connection for right and left knee conditions, finding that the Veteran's current diagnoses of bilateral knee strain, instability, and arthritis are related to his active-duty service.

The Board denied attorney fees for past-due benefits awarded in the May 2022 rating decision because the appellant did not file a qualifying request to review this decision, and the grant of service connection for left lower extremity radiculopathy was based on a new claim for an increased rating for back disability.

The Veteran's petition to reopen a previously denied claim for service connection of a right knee disability is granted. The Board also remanded the issues of service connection for back and right knee disabilities as secondary to the service-connected left knee disability.

Service connection for left knee impairment, migraines, and traumatic brain injury (TBI) is granted. Service connection for right ear hearing loss and left ear hearing loss is reopened.,Service connection for glaucoma and photophobia OU/contraction of the visual field OU as secondary to TBI is granted.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the percentage requirements for a schedular TDIU rating prior to September 22, 2009. The Board finds that there is insufficient evidence to substantiate a reasonable possibility that the Veteran is unemployable solely by reason of his service-connected disabilities and thus, entitlement to a TDIU rating on an extraschedular basis has been denied.