Knee decisions — 2022

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including lumbar spine disorder, right and left knee disorders, bilateral hearing loss, and a psychiatric disorder. The case is being returned to VA for further development.

The Board has denied service connection for sinusitis but granted service connection for a left knee disability, including osteochondritis dissecans. The denial is based on the lack of evidence linking sinusitis to service, while the grant is due to the Veteran's current condition being related to his in-service diagnosis of osteochondritis dissecans.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate opinions and failure to comply with previous remands. The Veteran's right knee conditions are being reviewed again for service connection.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to inconsistencies in the VA examiners' opinions regarding the Veteran's knee instability and subluxation.

The Veteran's claim for residuals of a stroke as secondary to service-connected right knee disorder is dismissed. The issue of service connection for a left knee disorder, including osteoarthritis, degenerative joint disease, and partial ACL tear, as secondary to service-connected right knee disorder is remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding his periods of active duty and overseas service, particularly during his deployment in Southwest Asia. The claims will be reconsidered after additional development.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and clarification of the Veteran's claims, particularly regarding his right knee disability and cervical spine disability.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for a back disability and left knee disability due to incomplete development of records, including VA treatment records from prior to 1994. The Veteran's statements about her symptoms are considered credible.

The Board has determined that additional examinations are needed to properly evaluate the Veteran's left knee and hip disabilities, as the previous examination reports were inadequate for adjudication.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings are being remanded due to the failure of the Veteran to appear for scheduled VA examinations. The Board also notes that several pieces of correspondence from VA were returned as undeliverable, indicating a need to verify the Veteran's current mailing address.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to the need for new VA examinations to assess his service-connected disabilities. The hypertension issue remains on appeal.

The Veteran's right lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve is granted with a 40 percent evaluation, effective from December 27, 2016.,Service connection for the Veteran's right knee disorder (patellofemoral pain syndrome) and left knee strain are both granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left knee conditions, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between his current disabilities and his active-duty service or any service-connected condition.

The Veteran's increased ratings for left and right knee effusion, painful limitation of motion, and instability have been granted effective from the dates specified.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for right and left knee disabilities, as well as right and left ankle disabilities due to issues with the timeliness of a RAMP election in January 2019. The Veteran will be able to opt into the AMA upon receipt of an SSOC produced after completing the remand actions.

The appeal for service connection of a bilateral knee disability is dismissed. The appeals for service connection of lumbar spine, stroke residuals, COPD, heart disability, and bilateral hearing loss disabilities are remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate VA examination and lack of medical opinion regarding her claimed disabilities. The claims are now pending with further development required.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to issues related to his bilateral knee disabilities, including instability and limitation of motion. The case also includes a TDIU claim.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for alcohol abuse, bilateral knee condition, low back pain, and bilateral hearing loss have all been denied as there is no evidence of a current disability or a relationship to military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection on appeal have been remanded due to the need for additional development and examination. The issues of entitlement to service connection for various disabilities, including tinnitus, vertigo (claimed as dizziness and unbalance), an acquired psychiatric disorder (depression), memory loss, erectile dysfunction, cervical spine disability, left upper extremity disability, right upper extremity disability, left lower extremity disability, right lower extremity disability, left knee arthralgia, and right knee arthralgia are still pending.