Knee decisions — 2022

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for additional examinations.

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

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of service connection for a right knee disorder. The case is being remanded for further development, including obtaining an opinion from a VA examiner regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right knee disorders.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.,Service connection is sought for various disabilities, including back, left hip, and bilateral leg or knee conditions, all potentially related to his service-connected right hip deformity.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a left knee disability and prostate cancer due to inadequate compliance with prior remand instructions. The Veteran's claim for left knee disability is remanded for an addendum medical opinion, while his claim for prostate cancer requires an adequate VA opinion considering exposure allegations.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for right knee, left knee, and left hip disorders due to potential issues with the presumption of soundness and the need for additional medical opinions.

The appeal for a rating in excess of 10 percent for right hip disability is dismissed. Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as major depressive disorder, is granted. The appeals for ratings in excess of 10 percent for left knee degenerative joint disease with painful motion and limitation of extension are denied. The appeal for a rating in excess of 20 percent for lumbar spine disability prior to August 16, 2019 is remanded.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including hemorrhoids, right knee disability, lumbosacral spine disability, cervical spine disability, and right lower extremity femoral radiculopathy. The claims are being remanded for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and providing adequate examinations.

The Veteran's right knee degenerative joint disease with history of meniscal tear is granted an initial 20 percent rating effective June 26, 2012.,The Veteran's right knee degenerative joint disease with limitation of motion and instability are each granted separate initial 10 percent ratings effective from the respective dates.

The Veteran's service connection claims for various knee, ankle, elbow, hand, hip, and skin disabilities have been denied as the evidence does not support a link to his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's low back and left knee scars do not meet the criteria for a compensable disability rating under applicable VA regulations.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for degenerative joint disease of the right knee was denied as his flexion did not limit to 30 degrees or less, which is required for a higher rating.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete compliance with previous remand directives and additional development is required.

The Board has ordered a remand due to the need for an addendum medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's right knee strain is related to his service, specifically repetitive standing, marching, and running. The original examiner did not address these contentions in their opinion.

The Board has remanded the issues of entitlement to increased ratings for the right knee disability and a separate compensable rating for right knee limitation of extension.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and assessments of his disabilities, including PTSD, migraines, knee conditions, and sleep apnea.

The Veteran's initial and increased ratings for left knee degenerative joint disease and right knee degenerative arthritis have been denied. The Board found that the criteria for an increased rating were not met.

The Veteran's right total knee replacement was not manifested by chronic residuals of severe painful motion or weakness in the affected extremity, ankylosis, or limitation of extension to 30 degrees. The Board found that a rating in excess of 30 percent for residuals of right total knee replacement is denied.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate examination findings and further development is required.

The Board denied service connection for neck, left shoulder, left hip, and left knee disabilities because the evidence did not show that these conditions were incurred on active duty or in the line of active or inactive duty for training.