Knee decisions — 2024

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a cervical spine disability as secondary to his left knee disability and granted entitlement to TDIU based on multiple service-connected disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for left knee arthritis, finding that the Veteran's lay statements of in-service pain and continuous symptomatology since service are credible. The Board affords the Veteran the benefit of doubt.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate development and need for new medical opinions regarding the Veteran's bilateral knee disability. The issue of service connection for a bilateral knee disability is being returned to the agency of original jurisdiction (AOJ) for further action.

The Board denied service connection for right hip, left hip, and right knee disorders all claimed as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected enlarged navicular tuberosities.,Service connection was also denied for Hepatitis C, which the Veteran claimed was related to his service-connected enlarged navicular tuberosities.

The Board has remanded the cases due to inadequate examinations and lack of clarity on terms used in the rating criteria. The Veteran's right knee disability prior to June 23, 2015 needs further evaluation.

The Veteran's eligibility for financial assistance in purchasing an automobile or adaptive equipment is remanded due to his failure to report for scheduled VA examinations. The Board will schedule another examination to assess the severity of his service-connected disabilities and their impact on his activities of daily living.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate reasons or bases for finding that the Veteran did not meet the requirements for extraschedular TDIU prior to September 7, 2016. The Court also found that if the Board maintained that the Veteran's 2016 VA examination was inadequate, that the Board was required to provide an adequate examination.

The Veteran's coronary artery disease is granted as service-connected due to exposure to herbicide agents during service in Okinawa, Japan.,Service connection for the left knee disorder is denied because it did not have its onset in service and is not caused or aggravated by his service connected right knee Osgood-Schlatter's disease.

The Veteran's appeals for initial ratings in excess of 10 percent for left and right hand degenerative arthritis have been dismissed.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for a left knee disability, left ankle disabilities, and tinnitus have all been granted.

The Board has granted service connection for left knee, left ankle, and left foot disabilities as well as asthma. All conditions are considered to be directly related to the Veteran's active duty service.,No specific exposure basis was provided in the decision.

The Board denied service connection for a right knee disability and a chronic joint pain condition of the hands, feet, ankles, shoulders, and knees, bilaterally. The Veteran's current complaints were not shown to be related to his active duty.,There is no objective evidence indicating an undiagnosed illness or medically unexplained chronic multi-symptom illness (MUCMI) for joint pain.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right and left knee disabilities were not incurred in service or related to any service-connected disability. The evidence does not support a finding of direct service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's back disability and remanded the knee disabilities due to lack of evidence.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection of left foot, left knee, and low back disabilities due to inadequate VA opinions.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left knee disability, finding that there is no causal relationship between her current left knee strain and any in-service injuries.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain a new VA examination to assess the functional impairment and range of motion of the service-connected right knee disability.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and insufficient medical opinion regarding the Veteran's left knee disability. The claims for bilateral eye condition and respiratory disorder have been resolved.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for right foot disability and bilateral knee disability due to incomplete records and conflicting medical opinions. The case will be returned to the Board after further development.

The appeal for TDIU from October 15, 2018 to January 31, 2019 is dismissed as moot. The remaining issues of increased evaluations for heart disability, bilateral hearing loss, and left knee disability are remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for erectile dysfunction, neck disability, and right knee disability due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology. The VA will obtain relevant medical records and schedule examinations to determine if these conditions are related to service or any service-connected disabilities.