Knee decisions — 2024

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The right and left knee conditions are remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the issues of rating for right knee PFPS and service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability due to duty to assist errors.

The Board denied service connection for left knee Osgood-Schlatter's disease as there was no superimposed injury during service and the Veteran did not report an in-service incident that could be linked to his current condition.

The Board dismissed the appeal for irritable bowel syndrome, fatigue, migraines/headaches, left knee strain, left shoulder strain, and right shoulder strain as the appellant requested a withdrawal of the appeal.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right knee strain and left knee strain, finding that there is no evidence linking his current diagnoses to his military service.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for a right knee disability due to his discharge under other than honorable conditions based on willful and persistent misconduct, which precludes VA benefits.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding his bilateral foot and knee conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for right knee and left shoulder disabilities due to inadequate VA medical opinions. The issues are now pending further development.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate examination and needs a new opinion on whether service-connected disabilities caused or aggravated obesity, which in turn led to obstructive sleep apnea.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and records.

The Veteran's left knee degenerative arthritis with repaired meniscal tear is granted service connection. The issue of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) related to his service-connected asthma is remanded.

The Veteran's left knee disability, which includes limitation of flexion to 10 degrees and instability not separately rated, is currently rated at 10 percent. The Board finds the evidence does not support a higher rating.

The Veteran's tinnitus, left shoulder strain, and left knee strain are all found to have arisen during service. The boutonniere deformity of the left ring finger is also found to have arisen during service.,Service connection for a bilateral foot disability (pes planus) is denied.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development due to incomplete VA examination reports and missing VA treatment records.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hip pain, right knee joint pain, left knee strain (previously rated as left knee joint pain), low back pain, and cervical spine condition are remanded due to a failure to obtain complete STRs and personnel records from his period in the Army Reserves. The Board also found that an adequate VA examination was not provided for these claims.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of cervical spine, left knee, and right shoulder disabilities due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeal.

The Veteran's service connection claims for left knee strain, right knee pain, and weakness/pain in the lower groin area are being remanded due to a duty-to-assist error.,Service connection is denied for left knee strain and right knee pain as there is no evidence of current disability related to service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left knee disabilities, both secondary to his service-connected spine with bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy disability.

The appeal for a higher rating of 30 percent prior to November 19, 2020 for MI with CAD is dismissed. Ratings for left knee DJD are denied before June 5, 2017 and from November 19, 2020; ratings for right knee DJD are denied before June 5, 2017 but granted at 20 percent after that date.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate VA medical opinions prior to the March 2022 rating decision. The AOJ will arrange for a VA examination to determine the nature and likely cause of any right foot, left knee, and right testicular pain disabilities.