Knee decisions — 2023

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right knee condition was denied due to lack of new and material evidence.,Service connection for bilateral shin condition is not granted as there is no persuasive evidence showing the current condition is related to service.

The legacy appeal for a compensable rating for left leg compartmental syndrome is dismissed. The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for his left knee disability are remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for automobile and adaptive equipment or for adaptive equipment only due to lack of evidence showing loss or permanent loss of use of one or both feet, hands, vision impairment, or ankylosis of knees or hips resulting from service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for migraines, bilateral flat feet, a bilateral shoulder condition, asthma, cervical spine condition, thoracolumbar spine condition, and bilateral knee conditions are being remanded as further medical examination is needed to determine the nature and cause of these disabilities.,Your current hearing loss disability is currently rated as noncompensable. The Veteran's claim for an increased rating remains denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings due to new evidence received, including VA examination reports. The Veteran is seeking service connection for a back disability related to his left knee disabilities and an increase in rating for his right knee disability.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a low back disability has been granted. The claims for stomach condition, left knee disability, right knee disability, and acquired psychiatric disorder have been remanded due to the need for additional evidence.

The Veteran's right knee degenerative arthritis, patellofemoral pain syndrome, and tendinitis are now rated at 30% effective July 30, 2016. The Veteran's depressive disorder is now rated at 70%. A TDIU has been granted.

The Veteran's bilateral knee disorders are currently rated at 10 percent each for traumatic arthritis, limitation of extension and recurrent subluxation. The Board has remanded the case to obtain additional medical records and a new examination to determine the current severity of his disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for right ankle fracture distal tibia and remanded his claims for initial compensable ratings for nephrolithiasis/kidney stones, degenerative joint disease, lumbar spine, bicipital tendon tear, right, and right knee osteoarthritis.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, but the issues of mental health disorder (including PTSD and depressive disorder), hypertension, diabetes mellitus, kidney stone condition, right knee disability, left knee disability, osteoarthritis of the cervical spine associated with ankylosing spondylitis, and left hip condition are remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's bilateral foot, left knee, and right knee disabilities are now considered service-connected. The sleep apnea was also granted.,Service connection for the bilateral feet is established based on continuity of symptomatology since service.

The Board has remanded the claims for further development due to a failure to obtain records from the Social Security Administration (SSA). The Veteran's correct SSA number was not used in the initial request, and the AOJ is instructed to make another request using the correct number.

The Veteran's left knee condition is granted a disability rating of 20 percent for limitation of flexion, effective October 21, 2016. The appeal regarding the left ankle condition was denied as it did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board has granted service connection for sinusitis, right knee disability, left knee disability, right shoulder disability, right wrist disability, and right hand disability. Service connection was denied for the right elbow disability.

The Board has granted service connection for a back disability, right knee strain, left leg radiculopathy, and right leg radiculopathy based on the theory of continuity of symptomatology.

The Board has remanded the claims for increased ratings for left and right knee disabilities due to conflicting medical findings. The TDIU claim is also remanded as it was expressly raised by the Veteran in connection with his knee disability claims.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened and granted for left ear hearing loss, acquired psychiatric disability (variously diagnosed to include chronic adjustment disorder and unspecified depressive disorder), left foot disability, and bilateral knee disability.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development, including providing the Veteran with VA examinations to evaluate his right knee disability and bilateral eye issues.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left knee disorder, finding that his left knee disability was not caused by or aggravated by his service-connected right knee disability and is more likely due to natural progression of degenerative joint disease.

The Veteran's back and right knee braces, used to treat service-connected disabilities, tended to wear out or tear his clothing. The Veteran was granted annual clothing allowances for the 2011 calendar year for a back brace and a right knee brace. Shoe insoles were not granted as they did not cause damage to his clothing.