Knee decisions — 2024

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral knee disability, finding that there is not a causal relationship between his current knee condition and any in-service injury or event.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of right knee disability, finding that there was no evidence showing a chronic condition during or immediately after service and concluding that any current right knee disability is not related to service.

The Veteran's appeal regarding the rating for left knee instability and TDIU is remanded due to the need for a new examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and records. The Board will consider all evidence received since the May 2020 statement of the case.

The Veteran's claim for an extraschedular total disability rating due to individual unemployability prior to August 25, 2014 was denied as he did not meet the criteria for such a rating based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and incomplete records.

The Veteran's claim for nonservice-connected pension benefits was denied because he did not meet the requirements of being permanently and totally disabled from nonservice-connected disabilities, as his combined disability rating is only 20 percent.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and remanded the remaining issues on appeal, including a TDIU determination.

The Board has granted service connection for left hip pain and remanded the issues of service connection for a skin condition and right knee disability, to include as secondary to a service-connected disability.

The Board has remanded the claims for sleep apnea, migraines/headaches, hypertension, and left knee disability due to incomplete development under the PACT Act and other issues.

The Board has denied an increased rating for lumbosacral strain prior to October 5, 2019 and granted a 20 percent rating from that date. The issues of entitlement to service connection for right and left knee conditions have been remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims for diabetes mellitus, bilateral eye condition, and left knee condition due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors. The VA will seek new medical opinions on the claimed conditions in relation to service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee disability is caused by his service-connected left knee disability, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for tension headaches and left knee ganglion cyst with bursitis have been dismissed as the Veteran has withdrawn her appeal.

The Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for various conditions have been remanded due to the submission of new and relevant evidence. The hearing loss claim is denied, while the knee, skin disorder, vertigo, and sleep apnea claims are being reconsidered.

The Board has granted an earlier effective date of September 17, 2012 for the grant of a TDIU and DEA benefits due to service-connected disabilities that rendered the Veteran unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for specially adapted housing due to their inability to result in loss of use of his lower extremities.

The Veteran withdrew their appeals for an initial higher rating than 10 percent for left knee disability, a rating higher than 10 percent for right knee disability, and service connection for sciatica in the left lower extremity.

The Veteran's claims for brain damage from a cyst on the brain, generalized dizziness, skin cancer in face and neck, lung cancer, left knee, and left leg smaller than right leg are being remanded due to insufficient evidence of service connection.

The Veteran's claims for clothing allowances for left and right knee braces in 2020 were dismissed. The denial of the left knee brace claim was due to administrative action, while the right knee brace claim was denied as there is no service-connected disability for a right knee.