Knee decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the claims for a rating in excess of 30 percent for a left ankle disability, service connection for psychiatric, low back, left knee, and right ankle disabilities as secondary to the service-connected left ankle disability, and TDIU. The Veteran is required to provide VA with any outstanding private treatment records related to her claims and to complete forms for tax returns.

The Board denied service connection for degenerative arthritis of the spine and bilateral knee disability, finding that there was no evidence of such conditions during or within one year after service. The Veteran's current diagnoses were not related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the claims for service connection for headaches, OSA and bilateral knee disability, TDIU prior to February 5, 2008, and DEA benefits prior to February 5, 2008 are remanded due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development regarding his service-connected psychiatric disability and its impact on the claimed ankle, carpal tunnel syndrome, foot, cervical spine, lumbosacral spine, and right knee disabilities.,Specifically, a VA examination will be conducted to determine if any of these disabilities are related to or aggravated by his service-connected psychiatric disability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to inadequate factual premises in the VA examinations and failure to provide adequate statements of reasons or bases.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for higher disability ratings for his service-connected right and left knee instability, finding that the evidence did not show more than moderate instability in either knee.

The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to decide the claims for service connection and rating increases. The Veteran's VA treatment records, CAPRI records, and examinations are being requested.

The Board found that prior to June 20, 2015, the Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's right knee anterior collateral ligament tear, arthritis of the right shoulder, arthritis of the left shoulder, strain and osteoarthritis of the right hip, depressive disorder, PTSD, erectile dysfunction, right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy, right lower extremity small fiber neuropathy, and left lower extremity small fiber neuropathy are all granted as secondary to service-connected lumbar spine degenerative disc disease.

The Veteran's appeals for various disabilities have been dismissed due to his death.

The Board has determined that remand is necessary to obtain an addendum medical opinion addressing functional loss of range of motion during flare-ups and range of motion estimates due to pain in non-weight bearing.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining an addendum opinion from a VA examiner regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right knee disorder and its relationship to service-connected lumbosacral strain and degenerative disc disease.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left knee disability, currently diagnosed as osteoarthritis. The decision finds that there is an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence regarding whether the current condition is related to active military service.

The Veteran's claim for PTSD is granted. The claim for a disability involving the tailbone is denied. The claims for right shoulder, left shoulder, right foot, left foot, right hip, left hip, right knee, and left knee disabilities are remanded.

For the period prior to January 30, 2020, a 10 percent rating for right knee disability is granted.,For the entire period on appeal (including from January 30, 2020 onwards), a higher rating than 10 percent for right knee disability is denied.

The Veteran's right and left knee disorders, as well as his right and left shin splints, are granted service connection due to their onset during military service.,Service connection for tinnitus is also granted. However, there is no evidence of a chronic sinus disorder or skin disorder other than pseudofolliculitis barbae.

The Board has remanded the cases for a new examination to assess the current severity of the Veteran's left and right knee disabilities due to inadequate examinations in the past.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to incomplete service treatment records and the need for additional medical opinions. The issues include psychiatric, back, knee, and visual acuity disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's left knee condition and its relationship to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding his exposure to hazardous materials during service, particularly AFFF and lead paint. The claims are now pending again with instructions to prepare an Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record (ILER) and obtain further opinions.