Knee decisions — 2023

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for entitlement to increased ratings for her right and left knee disabilities due to incomplete development of the evidence.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not render her unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment, and the Board denied her claim for a TDIU.

The Board has remanded the case due to lack of substantial compliance with its previous remand instructions, specifically regarding scheduling a VA examination for the Veteran's right knee disability. The Veteran is requested to attend another VA examination to assess the current severity of his right knee disability.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims of service connection for various disabilities, including a back disability, right and left knee disorders, and a psychiatric disorder. The VA will need to provide additional medical opinions to address the etiology of these conditions.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for the right foot condition, blood clot in lungs, right knee condition, and bowel condition.

The appeals for whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen claims for service connection for left and right ear hearing loss have been dismissed.,The appeals for entitlement to service connection for colon polyps and psoriatic arthritis have been dismissed.,New and material evidence having been received, the claims for service connection for left and right knee conditions are reopened; to this extent only, the appeals are granted.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and consideration of updated evidence. The issues include increased evaluations for various knee disabilities, bilateral hearing loss, and TDIU.

The Board has remanded the issue of service connection for left knee condition due to inadequate VA medical opinion and a need for new examination.

Your service connection claims for a left shoulder disability and a left knee disability have been granted. The appeal is dismissed as the benefits sought are now fully granted.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to incomplete records and the need for updated VA examinations. The issues of increased evaluations for various service-connected disabilities are being returned to the AOJ for further review.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient development and need for an addendum medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's bilateral knee disabilities, including whether they are proximately due or aggravated by her service-connected low back disability.

The Veteran's left thumb arthritis and hypertension are granted service connection, but the right knee disability is remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee, right knee, and thoracolumbar disorders due to outstanding VA imaging records and inadequate opinions from previous examiners. The Veteran is seeking service connection for these conditions based on in-service injuries.

The Board denied service connection for left-knee disorder, finding no evidence of a current disability that was incurred or aggravated by active service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection of left and right knee disabilities, as well as left and right hip disabilities, all secondary to service-connected bilateral pes planus. The case is being sent back for further development regarding whether the Veteran's obesity (caused or aggravated by his service-connected bilateral pes planus) caused or contributed to his current knee and hip disabilities.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient examination reports and lack of etiological opinions. The Veteran's complaints of low back pain, left knee arthritis, and cervical spine DDD are being reviewed again.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral knee and bilateral hip disabilities, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between the conditions and active duty service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral knee disabilities due to insufficient medical evidence and a need for a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for low back, left knee, right knee, residuals of left rib injury, sleep apnea, and bilateral foot disabilities due to additional evidence being added to the claims file.

The Board has ordered additional VA examinations to address inconsistencies in the Veteran's right wrist and knee disability ratings, as well as a remand for consideration of TDIU prior to January 19, 2010.