Knee decisions — 2022

The Veteran is granted service connection for chondrosarcoma of the brain and a headache disorder, both related to his military service.,Service connection is also granted for bilateral knee disorder but denied for bilateral ankle disorder.

The Veteran's MDD with anxiety disorder is currently rated at 70 percent, effective April 20, 2015. The RO has also granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to his service-connected MDD and lumbar spine conditions.,The Board finds that the Veteran's bilateral knee conditions are remanded for further development.

The Board found that the Veteran's March 2017 substantive appeal was untimely, as it was received nearly one year after the April 2016 Statement of the Case and more than 60 days after the April 2016 SOC. The decision denied the appeal due to lack of timely submission.

The Veteran's right knee extension disability is rated at 50% from February 4, 2011. A separate compensable rating of 10% for the right knee instability disability is granted as of September 8, 2022.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right knee disability, finding that his current condition is etiologically related to an in-service injury.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a lumbar spine disability, left knee disability, left ankle disability, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) due to insufficient medical opinions provided in prior examinations. The case is being returned for further development.

The Veteran's appeals for various knee disabilities have been dismissed due to his withdrawal of the appeal.

The Veteran's left knee and cervical spine disabilities are being remanded for further development to determine their current severity.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for left knee disability due to uncertainty regarding functional ankylosis and the need for additional medical opinions.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to an error in a previous decision regarding the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected disabilities and his bilateral knee disability. The claim will be reviewed again with new evidence.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various knee, ankle, heel, and peripheral neuropathy conditions have been denied. The claim for heart disorder has been granted under presumptive exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate VA examination, and a new opinion is needed regarding whether the Veteran's bilateral knee disability was caused by or related to his active service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right and left knee osteoarthritis, as well as his right and left hip osteoarthritis (secondary to knee conditions), are related to service. However, due to a duty-to-assist error, the claims must be remanded for further development.

The Board has granted service connection for left knee arthritis, right knee arthritis, and depressive disorder.,All three conditions were found to be at least in equipoise with the evidence supporting their occurrence during service.

The Board has granted service connection for left knee arthritis, right knee arthritis, and depressive disorder.,The evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's current conditions are related to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for left knee arthritis, right knee arthritis, and depressive disorder.,The evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's current conditions are related to his military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left knee disorders have been remanded due to the submission of new evidence.,Service connection has not been established for a left shoulder disorder.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, Hodgkin's lymphoma, hypogammaglobulinemia, anemia, right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, and left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome. The AOJ is instructed to secure service personnel records listing all periods of ACDUTRA and INACDUTRA, verify the Veteran's claimed herbicide agent exposure at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas, and obtain a VA examiner opinion regarding the etiology of these disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for left and right knee disabilities, but has remanded the heart disability claim due to a lack of a nexus opinion addressing potential herbicide exposure.

The Board denied service connection for vertigo and left knee condition, as well as right knee condition secondary to vertigo due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service.