Knee decisions — 2022

The Board has remanded several issues for further development, including service connection claims for various conditions. The Veteran's hearing loss claim is denied as he does not have a current diagnosis of bilateral hearing loss by VA standards.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 10 percent for right knee medial meniscectomy with traumatic arthritis and entitlement to TDIU due to inadequate examination findings. The case is returned for further development, including obtaining an addendum opinion.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for increased ratings for right and left knee chondromalacia due to failure to comply with a previous remand directive.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's left knee disability was aggravated by service. The case will be returned for further development.

The Board denied service connection for a left knee disorder, finding no evidence of a current disability and concluding that the Veteran's symptoms are not related to her service-connected lumbar spine.,Service connection was also denied for bilateral eye disorder due to lack of clear and unmistakable evidence showing pre-existing conditions did not manifest during service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right knee and right ankle disabilities, finding that there is no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various musculoskeletal disorders, including right shoulder, elbow, wrist, knee, ankle, and foot conditions. The evidence does not support a finding of current disabilities or a causal link to service.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection and ratings have been dismissed due to his withdrawal of the appeals.

Your service-connected conditions provide a greater benefit than the nonservice-connected pension benefits you requested. Therefore, your claim for nonservice-connected pension benefits is dismissed.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss has been rated at 0 percent, which is not compensable.,The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unemployable.

The Veteran's claim for higher ratings remains on appeal as the remand was not completed. The case is being returned to the RO for further examination and readjudication.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining missing medical records and conducting VA examinations.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for various shoulder, knee, and back disorders due to insufficient medical evidence addressing whether these conditions are related to service.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional examinations and opinions to address his service connection claim for an upper back/cervical spine disability, as well as his increased rating claims for various knee disabilities. The issues of service connection and increased ratings are related due to the interrelated nature of the conditions.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for thyroid condition and tuberculosis have been dismissed due to withdrawal by the Veteran.,Service connection claims for breast cancer, infertility/miscarriage, hysterectomy, heart condition, hernia, surgical scar associated with a hernia repair, left knee condition, and bilateral hand condition are being remanded for further evaluation.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from obtaining and retaining gainful employment during the period from October 26, 2010 to August 2, 2017. Therefore, his claim for TDIU in this timeframe is denied.

The Veteran's service connection claim for a left knee disability is denied as the evidence does not establish that his current condition had its onset in or is otherwise related to service.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss remains pending and will be remanded for additional development.

The Veteran's left knee disability is rated at 20 percent for instability, which is the maximum rating under current regulations. The Board finds that the evidence does not support a higher rating.

The Veteran's knee disabilities have been rated based on limitation of motion. The appeal is denied as the evidence does not show extension limited to 15 degrees in either knee prior to July 7, 2017 or extension limited to 45 degrees in the left knee after that date.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee disability did not manifest within a year of discharge from active duty, and there is no evidence of continuity of symptomatology since service. The VA examiner found it less likely than not that the current right knee patellofemoral degenerative joint disease was incurred in or caused by service.