Knee decisions — 2024

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent, effective June 6, 2017. The Board also granted a TDIU prior to January 1, 2020, based on the combined effects of his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of left knee, ankle pain, or foot disability. The evidence is against finding any such disabilities at any time during the pendency of the claim.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for chest pain, left knee condition, numbness and tingling of the lower extremities, and low back disorder have been denied as there is no current disability related to his military service.,Service connection was not granted because the evidence does not show a nexus between any diagnosed conditions and his military service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee strain, right elbow lateral epicondylitis, and left elbow lateral epicondylitis. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to active duty service.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are currently rated as noncompensable, with less frequent attacks without characteristic prostrating attacks.,The Veteran's left knee strain is currently rated at 10 percent, limited to 80 degrees of flexion and full extension.

The Board granted a separate rating for stiff person syndrome as secondary to the right knee disability and denied an increased rating for the right knee. The Veteran was also granted specially adapted housing and special monthly compensation.

The Board has granted service connection for left elbow, left knee, and right knee disabilities based on the Veteran's in-service complaints of pain and functional impairment.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection of a right knee condition and a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss, finding no evidence to support these claims.

The Board has granted service connection for left knee disability, lumbosacral spine degenerative joint and disc disease, and right lower extremity radiculopathy as secondary to the lumbosacral spine condition. The conditions are deemed related to in-service injuries during combat operations.

The Veteran's right knee pain disability is caused by his service-connected mild degenerative arthritis thoracic spine disability, and the Board has granted service connection for this secondary condition.

The Board has granted the appellant's application for a certificate of eligibility for VA home loan guaranty benefits due to her discharge from military service because of a service-connected right knee disorder.

The Veteran's right knee disability, back disability, and left knee disability have been granted service connection. The rating for the right knee disability has been increased to 60 percent.

The Board denied an increased disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected right knee joint patellofemoral pain syndrome and a separate compensable disability rating for right knee joint osteoarthritis with patellofemoral pain syndrome, as well as dismissed the appeal for entitlement to a TDIU prior to August 17, 2016.

The Veteran's appeals for increased disability ratings and service connection have been dismissed as withdrawn.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal for all issues, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review the appeal.

The Board has denied service connection for a respiratory disability and a scar on a knee, but has remanded the issue of service connection for bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome.

The Board has granted service connection for left knee pain, finding that the Veteran's current condition is at least as likely as not related to his military service. The effective date of this decision is not specified.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death during the pendency of the appeal. The Board cannot issue a decision on the above-captioned claims at this time.

The Board denied service connection for a right shoulder disability and left hip disability, as the evidence did not support current disabilities or symptoms that cause functional impairment of earning capacity. The claims for a left knee disability, right ankle disability, and right foot disability were remanded for further examination.

The Board has remanded the service connection claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, OSA, and a right knee condition due to incomplete medical opinions and potential inextricability with other issues.