Knee decisions — 2024

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for right knee condition, residuals of right hammertoe surgery, and right foot hallux valgus require additional development due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors. The Veteran's service connection claims are remanded for obtaining medical opinions addressing direct service connection.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right knee condition is granted, but the issue is remanded to allow for further development and consideration of new evidence.

The Veteran's right knee disability is currently rated as 10 percent disabling. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating, including ankylosis, subluxation, instability, semilunar cartilage conditions, or tibial/fibular impairment to include genu recurvatum.

The Board denied service connection for back disorder, allergic rhinitis, erectile dysfunction, bilateral knee disorder, and headaches as there were no current diagnoses or in-service incidents linked to these conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for right and left knee strains, finding that the Veteran's current disabilities were incurred in or caused by his military service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for her right and left knee disorders, finding that the severity of both conditions most closely approximated a 10 percent disability evaluation.

The Board has denied service connection for COPD, diabetes mellitus, left shoulder joint pain, right shoulder joint pain, and hypertension/vasovagal syndrome. The remaining issues have been remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD, depression and anxiety condition, tinnitus, headaches, shoulder sprain, back pain, and right knee condition were denied as there was no current diagnosed disability related to service.,VA attempted multiple times to schedule the Veteran for VA examinations but he failed to appear or provide good cause for his absence.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for GERD, OSA, right knee condition, left knee condition, and COPD. The decision also notes that the Veteran's hypertension was granted as service connected with a ten percent evaluation.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right knee condition, finding that it had its onset during a period of active duty training (ACDUTRA).

The Veteran's tinnitus and costochondritis have been granted service connection. The left knee disability claim is being remanded for further development.,Service connection has been established for tinnitus, costochondritis, and a left knee disability.

The Board has remanded both claims of service connection for left and right knee disabilities due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the onset, nature, and etiology of these conditions. The Veteran's claims are being returned to the AOJ for further review.

The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions, including unspecified trauma and stressor-related disorder, lumbosacral strain, bilateral foot xerosis, bilateral shoulder impingement syndrome, right elbow disability manifested by pain, bilateral foot acquired pes planus and plantar fasciitis, left elbow lateral epicondylitis and tendinitis, left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, left foot acquired pes planus and plantar fasciitis, and erectile dysfunction are all granted.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to errors in the duty to assist, particularly regarding examinations and opinions related to the Veteran's right hand disability, eye disability, and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal in its entirety before the Board could make a decision, thus the appeal is dismissed.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of his claimed conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for IBS was denied as there is no current diagnosis of IBS.,Service connection for right and left knee strain was granted with an effective date of May 24, 2017.

The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings on ten issues has been dismissed due to his withdrawal of the appeal.

The Veteran withdrew her appeals for all listed conditions, resulting in the dismissal of these claims.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia. The claim for service connection for this condition is denied.