Knee decisions — 2022

The Board has remanded the claims for additional development, including obtaining a retrospective opinion on the Veteran's left knee disability from November 1, 2016 to January 25, 2021.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development, including obtaining STRs and VA treatment records, and for a supplemental opinion regarding the Veteran's knee disabilities.

The Board has determined that further development is necessary before the Veteran's claims can be adjudicated due to inadequate VA examinations and missing medical records.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional development.,No rating has been assigned as the appeal is not about a compensable evaluation.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have not rendered her unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment, and therefore a TDIU is denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating due to inadequate compliance with previous remand directives. The claims will be reviewed again, including obtaining new medical opinions and SSA records.

The Board has remanded the cases due to failure of the Veteran to report for VA examinations related to her knee and back disorders, which are secondary to service-connected hepatitis C.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection due to conflicting evidence and need for further development. The issues include left knee disability, right knee medial meniscus bucket handle tear with mild degenerative changes, and right knee total arthroplasty.

The Veteran's tinnitus, left foot callouses, and right foot callouses have been granted service connection. The low back disability has also been reopened for further review.,Service connection is established for arthritis of the ankles, but not for the left wrist or knee.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a left foot disorder and right knee disorder were denied as there was no evidence of in-service incurrence or aggravation, nor any causal relationship to the claimed conditions.

The Board has decided to remand the claims of service connection for a left knee disability, secondary to a service-connected right knee disability, and an initial compensable rating for a right knee scar due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for disabilities of the back and right knee was granted in a February 2022 rating decision, effective May 20, 2021. The grant resulted in past-due benefits to the Veteran.

The Board has denied service connection for sleep apnea, right knee injury, and left knee injury as the evidence does not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active-duty service.

The Board denied service connection for a back condition, left knee condition, right knee condition, bilateral hand condition, and bilateral wrist condition. The Veteran did not provide evidence of current disabilities or in-service events that may have caused these conditions.,The Board also denied service connection for headaches. The Veteran did not provide evidence of current disabilities or in-service events that may have caused these conditions.

The Board has remanded the claims for lumbosacral strain, left knee degenerative arthritis, and hypertension due to further development being required. The Veteran's TDIU claim is also remanded.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's left knee condition is not secondary to his service-connected right knee disability and remanded for further action.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is being remanded due to the need for further development and consideration of his service-connected disabilities, including their impact on employment.

The Veteran's left knee subluxation is rated at 20 percent, and the removal of his meniscus is also rated at 10 percent. These ratings are granted as they meet the criteria for these conditions under the General Rating Formula for Knee Disabilities.

The Board has dismissed all claims including the evaluation for a right total knee arthroplasty, service connection for hypertension and asthma due to the death of the appellant.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral knee, right ankle, left ankle, and lumbar spondylosis disabilities have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment since June 1, 2014. The Board has granted a TDIU rating for this period.