Knee decisions — 2022

The Veteran's TDIU claim was denied as his service-connected right knee disabilities, even when considered together, have not rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

Your service connection for right and left knee disabilities has already been granted, so there is nothing more to appeal.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for systemic arthritis, left knee disability, right leg disability, lumbar spine disability, thoracic spine disability, cervical spine disability, and bilateral hip disabilities due to incomplete examinations and potential misapplication of medical standards.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment consistent with his level of education, prior work history, and training. The Board finds that the persuasive evidence does not establish that the Veteran's right knee disabilities prohibit him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board has granted an effective date of October 30, 2009 for the grant of service connection for bilateral knee strain. The Veteran's claims were received on that date and she had symptoms attributed to a diagnosis of bilateral knee strain at that time.

The Veteran's bilateral knee disabilities have been granted increased ratings of 20 percent for the right knee and 10 percent for each left knee, with separate ratings of 10 percent for limitation of flexion due to pain in both knees.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for additional examinations. The issues include service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a heart disability, and left knee instability.

The Board denied the Veteran's requests for earlier effective dates for service connection of right ankle tendonitis, left ankle tendonitis, right knee strain, left knee strain, and left knee instability. The effective date was set at November 10, 2015.

The Veteran's left knee disability, including instability and painful extension, is rated at a minimum of 30 percent since September 1, 2019. A temporary total rating was granted for July 18, 2018 due to the surgery.,Effective July 1, 2017, the Veteran's service-connected bilateral knee disability has rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment (TDIU). Additionally, SMC at the housebound rate is effective from July 1, 2017.

The Veteran's service connection claim for PTSD is reopened, and the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability to include PTSD is remanded. The Veteran's TDIU claim is also remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for further examination and evaluation due to a reported worsening of the Veteran's left knee symptoms since his last VA examination in 2018. The TDIU claim is dependent on the rating assigned to the left knee disability, so both issues are being remanded together.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions, including degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine, radiculopathy of the right upper extremity, migraine headaches, left knee osteoarthritis, and right toe disabilities, were found to be severe enough to prevent him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment from July 28, 2014 to November 1, 2016.

The claims of entitlement to service connection for a bilateral foot disability, left knee disability, and TBI have been reopened. The cases are being remanded for further development.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left knee disability and denied a compensable rating for his bilateral hearing loss. The decision is based on the evidence showing that the Veteran currently suffers from left knee pain that had its onset during service, and also provided competent lay evidence of continuity of left knee pain since service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for further action due to inadequate VA examination and failure to define terms pertinent to the evaluation rating.

The Board has remanded the claim of entitlement to ratings in excess of 10 percent for bilateral knee tendinitis due to new evidence and development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinea pedis was dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal.,Service connection is granted for left knee degenerative arthritis and right knee degenerative arthritis, both of which began during active service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to insufficient examinations and procedural defects in the development process.

The Board has ordered additional VA examinations for the Veteran's right and left knee disabilities. However, these issues have not been adjudicated since this evidence was obtained. The case is being returned to the RO for proper adjudication in light of the recent examination reports.