Knee decisions — 2022

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for various conditions including lumbosacral spine disability, right and left knee disabilities, Type II diabetes mellitus, and hypertension due to incomplete records from Social Security Administration.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied as the evidence did not show that his conditions warranted higher ratings under the applicable rating criteria.

The Veteran is granted a TDIU from January 7, 2017 to August 1, 2020 due to his service-connected right hip and bilateral knee disabilities.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 20 percent, from November 11, 2009, to February 13, 2019, for a left knee disability and for a total left knee replacement. The issues also include service connection for a left hip disorder and a low back disorder as secondary to the Veteran's left knee disability.

The Veteran's asthma was rated at 30% effective April 29, 2020. The left knee strain received a separate 10% rating from April 26, 2019.,A TDIU claim was denied.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for his right knee disability and TBI, as well as a claim for TDIU, are being remanded due to lack of substantial compliance with prior Board directives.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for a lumbar spine disability. The claims for service connection for right and left knee disabilities are remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 40 percent for his service-connected back condition, as well as his claims for service connection for a bowel condition and left knee condition. The AOJ will need to conduct additional development including obtaining new medical opinions regarding the severity of the Veteran's back condition and the nature and etiology of his claimed bowel and left knee conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's left knee disability, particularly its relationship to service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a right knee disability and a thoracolumbar spine disability due to inadequate medical opinions. The appellant contends that his current disabilities are related to in-service injuries during basic training.

The Board has granted service connection for right knee osteoarthritis and total right knee replacement with residuals, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to his military service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding when the Veteran's left knee disability reached a level that warranted a 40 percent rating. The VA will need to obtain a retrospective medical opinion from an examiner to determine the range of motion for the period from January 25, 2010 to September 27, 2011.

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings and a noncompensable rating for shortening of the right leg was denied. The Veteran received a compensable rating from March 12, 2013 to November 8, 2016 for residuals of right comminuted femoral shaft fracture with right knee disability.

The Board has remanded the claims for further development due to conflicting evidence regarding a purported December 2004 document.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right knee disability. The case is being returned for further examination and opinion.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for sacroiliac joint separation and pelvic fracture, as well as his claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability prior to February 7, 2017. The claims are being returned for further development.

The Board has granted service connection for right knee arthritis and remanded the issue of rating greater than 10 percent for left knee strain.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings are remanded due to the need for additional examinations and testing.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for left and right knee disorders, as secondary to a service-connected back condition. The Veteran needs to be provided with updated VA treatment records and a VA examination to determine if his current knee conditions are caused or aggravated by his service-connected back condition.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a left knee disability is reopened, but the effective date earlier than March 18, 2014 is denied.,The Veteran's claims for an increased rating for right knee internal derangement and degenerative joint disease, scar, status post right medial meniscectomy, painful right knee scar, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, hypertension, coronary artery disease (CAD), and degenerative disc disease mild and facet arthropathy, mild L4-5, L5-S1 are all denied.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a left knee condition is also denied.