Knee decisions — 2023

The Veteran's lumbar arthritis was granted a rating of 40 percent prior to November 8, 2022.,A higher rating for the lumbar arthritis is denied since November 8, 2022.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various musculoskeletal conditions due to a lack of VA examinations. The claim will be adjudicated again after rescheduling and providing proper notice.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for updated VA and private treatment records, as well as authorization from Dr. C.S.

The Board has decided that the claims for service connection of left hip disability, right knee arthritis disability, and left knee arthritis disability need to be remanded due to new evidence being added to the file.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent from September 4, 2008. A TDIU was granted prior to March 12, 2009 and from March 12, 2009 onwards.

The Veteran's claims for increased disability evaluations for her right and left knee patellofemoral syndrome, limitation of extension, and patellofemoral pain syndrome, limitation of flexion, are granted. The effective date is not specified.

The Board denied service connection for left knee, right shoulder, lumbar spine, cervical spine, and left shoulder disabilities as they are not related to service or a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's application to reopen the claim for service connection for a left knee disability is granted. The denial of bilateral toe disability is denied, and the case is remanded for further examination regarding the left knee.

The appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is dismissed because the Veteran did not file a notice of disagreement to the January 2023 decision denying TDIU.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for an increased rating of his service-connected right knee scar, and the Board dismissed the claim.

The Board has granted service connection for right hip, left hip, right knee, and left knee degenerative arthritis status-post joint replacement. The issues of entitlement to service connection for neck disability and shoulder disabilities are remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for updated VA treatment records and a VA examination for his cardiovascular disorder. The examiner will determine if the Veteran's current CV disorder is at least as likely as not related to service.

The Veteran's service connection claims for right elbow, left elbow, right hand (fingers), left hand (fingers), right knee, and left knee disorders have been denied as there is no evidence of a nexus to service.

The Veteran's right and left knees have been rated based on painful motion, with no separate ratings for instability or flexion/extension.,Both knees are currently rated at the minimum of 10 percent.

The Board denied the Veteran's requests to reopen her claims for coccyx disability, right ankle deltoid ligament strain, and left ankle lateral collateral ligament strain. The Veteran's claim for increased ratings of her right ankle deltoid ligament strain and left ankle lateral collateral ligament strain was also denied.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for CFS, urinary disability, and joint aches (excluding service-connected degenerative arthritis of the left and right knees) due to need for clarification regarding diagnoses and etiology.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for right shoulder and left knee disabilities due to inadequate VA examination opinions. The Veteran is entitled to a new, adequate VA examination addressing all of his current right shoulder conditions and left knee findings.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected right and left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, as well as his claim for service connection for hypertension. The issues are being remanded due to inadequate evidence in the record.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a right knee disability and left knee disabilities due to deficiencies in the VA examinations, specifically regarding functional loss during flare-ups and repeated use.

The Veteran's appeals for higher ratings on right shoulder strain, right knee disability, unspecified anxiety disorder, and entitlement to a TDIU have been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeals.