Knee decisions — 2024

The Veteran withdrew their service connection claims for multiple conditions, including left knee, left ankle, sciatic nerve, right knee, back, and right ankle conditions. As a result, the appeal is dismissed.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to a lack of medical evidence on the etiology of his foot and knee disabilities. The Veteran is required to undergo an examination to determine if his current disabilities are related to his military service, including any aggravation of preexisting conditions.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right knee disability as secondary to his service-connected lumbar spine disability.

The Veteran's bilateral knee disabilities, including pain, swelling, locking, and instability, have been granted a 20 percent rating for each knee. The effective date is not specified.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right knee disability, specifically osteoarthritis. The AOJ is instructed to obtain private treatment records and schedule a VA examination for an opinion on whether the current right knee disability may be related to service.

The Board has remanded the case due to lack of substantial compliance with its previous directives, including obtaining a new medical examination for the Veteran's right knee disability. The examiner is asked to provide estimated range-of-motion measurements for flare-ups and reconcile any discrepancy in findings from April 2022 and June 2022 VA knee examinations.

The Board has denied service connection for a right foot disorder, left foot disorder, and left knee disorder. The Veteran's appeals for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for the right knee disability from October 10, 2005 to May 17, 2023, and for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities are also denied.

The Veteran's claims for prostate and urinary disabilities have been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeals. The Board has remanded cases involving left knee, right knee, gallbladder, obstructive sleep apnea, and bilateral blepharitis disabilities due to service in Southwest Asia or secondary to other service-connected conditions.

The Board has remanded the claim for TDIU due to a procedural issue regarding referral to the Director of Compensation Service for extraschedular consideration.

The Board has remanded the cases due to inadequate opinions regarding service connection for right shoulder and knee disabilities, which are currently considered secondary to a service-connected right hip strain.

The Veteran's right knee degenerative changes were rated at 30 percent since November 13, 2009. The rating was denied as the disability did not meet criteria for a higher rating.,The Veteran's status post operative right knee with subluxation and instability was rated at 20 percent since February 12, 1999. The rating was denied as the disability did not meet criteria for a higher rating.

The Board has remanded the cases of lumbar spine and left knee disabilities for further development, including obtaining medical opinions to determine if these conditions are related to service.

The Veteran's low back and bilateral knee disabilities are found to be secondary to his service-connected ankle arthritis. His tinnitus is related to noise exposure during service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine is related to service, and remanded for further examination and opinion regarding other issues. The remaining claims are also remanded.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for headaches due to new and material evidence. The right knee disability case is remanded for further examination, and a medical opinion on the etiology of the headaches is also required.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right ear hearing loss and remanded other claims due to new evidence received since previous decisions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for back, right knee, and left knee disorders due to a lack of evidence showing that any of these conditions were aggravated by his military service or related to his service-connected left toe disability.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions have been denied. The Board has remanded several of the issues due to insufficient evidence and will require further examination.,Service connection was not granted for a bilateral eye condition, headache condition, sinus condition, low back condition, right knee condition, left knee condition, peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities, colon condition, GERD, heart condition, hypertension, and OSA.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for ratings in excess of 10 percent for his right and left knee disabilities, finding that the evidence did not show any limitation of motion more nearly approximating flexion limited to 30 degrees or extension limited to 10 degrees.

The Veteran's left knee disability is rated at 10 percent for instability, and the Board has remanded her claims regarding bilateral ear conditions (hearing loss), tinnitus, and right knee disability.