Knee decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim of service connection for a right knee condition due to incomplete records and the need for an addendum opinion.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of left knee, right knee, or cervical spine disabilities.,Therefore, service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error, requiring an examination for the Veteran's right knee disorder.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for TDIU and Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits prior to July 5, 2018. The evidence did not provide a factually ascertainable date that entitlement to a TDIU arose prior to this date.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left knee degenerative joint disease, finding that it is at least as likely as not related to his in-service reports of knee pain.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for the aforementioned issues, leading to their dismissal.

The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for left knee strain is being remanded due to a duty to assist error.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for SMC based on aid and attendance, finding that prior to November 5, 2018, he did not require regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's right knee osteoarthritis, diagnosed as pain and loss of motion, is found to have its onset during his combat service in Vietnam. Service connection for this condition is granted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings have been denied. The Board found no current disabilities for bilateral hearing loss, left wrist disability, right ankle disability, or patellofemoral syndrome of the left knee that meet VA criteria for compensation.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for right and left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome due to a pre-decisional error in assessing the degree of pain during range of motion testing. The case will be returned to the AOJ for further evaluation.

Service connection is granted for left and right knee tendinosis, as well as right hip condition.,Service connection is denied for left heel condition and right heel condition.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for allergic rhinitis and bilateral knee disabilities were granted with an effective date of October 9, 2019.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance from December 26, 2001. The decision finds that his service-connected disabilities rendered him in need of regular aid and attendance since December 26, 2001.

The Veteran's atopic dermatitis of the feet is currently rated as noncompensable, and the evidence does not support a compensable rating.,Both his right knee osteoarthritis with meniscal tear and bakers cyst and left knee osteoarthritis with meniscal tear and patellofemoral chondromalacia are remanded for further evaluation.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's left and right knee disabilities were not incurred in service, but due to a duty-to-assist error, the case is being remanded for further examination.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for left eye disability, left shoulder disability, and right knee disability due to insufficient development of evidence. The AOJ is instructed to obtain additional medical opinions addressing these issues.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left knee condition, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether this condition is related to his military service.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the AOJ failing to secure certain VA treatment records. The records are needed for a complete evaluation of his claim.

The Veteran's right hip, right knee, and left knee disabilities are granted as service-connected. The claims for right and left knee disabilities are remanded due to duty-to-assist errors.