Knee decisions — 2024

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for left knee strain with instability, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on limitation of extension or instability.

The Board has granted service connection for right and left knee strains, but denied service connection for left shoulder impingement syndrome.

The Board has granted the Veteran's requests to readjudicate his claims of service connection for left and right knee joint osteoarthritis. However, due to new evidence received since the last denial, the claims are being remanded for further development.

The Veteran's left knee DJD is rated at 10 percent, and a separate 10 percent rating for left knee instability has been granted.

The Board denied service connection for right and left knee disorders, as well as a rating in excess of 10 percent for left foot metatarsalgia and an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for MDD. The claim for entitlement to service connection for a back disorder was remanded.

The Board has denied all service connection claims for various hip, knee, and back conditions as well as hypertension. The Veteran's current diagnoses do not meet the criteria for service connection due to lack of evidence showing a current disability during or immediately prior to the appeal period.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for left wrist, left knee, and right hip conditions have been granted. The Board found that the Veteran's current diagnoses are presumptively related to his active service due to exposure to burn pits.

The Veteran's right knee strain is remanded for a VA examination to determine the etiology of his current condition and whether it was caused by military service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete service records and inadequate medical opinions. The Veteran's left knee disorder is being reviewed again with a focus on verifying all periods of service, obtaining missing treatment records, and providing new medical opinions.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left hip replacement, lower back surgery, and both knee conditions (claimed as bad knees).,Service connection was not granted because there is no evidence of an in-service event or injury related to these disabilities.

The Veteran is granted a clothing allowance for the year 2022 due to the use of his bilateral knee and lumbar spine braces, which caused wear and tear on his clothing.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, bilateral chronic knee pain, chronic sinusitis, and bilateral chronic plantar fasciitis fibromatosis. The evidence did not support a current diagnosis of any of these conditions or their relationship to service.

The Veteran's TBI, GERD, headaches, ED, right knee arthritis, left hip strain, and right hip strain are all granted service connection.,Service connection for degenerative disc disease of the thoracolumbar spine is also granted as secondary to right knee arthritis.

The Veteran's claims for erectile dysfunction, obstructive sleep apnea, tinnitus, and a right ankle condition were denied as there is no persuasive evidence of their onset during service or being related to service.,Service connection was not granted for diabetes, restless legs syndrome, left knee condition, and left hip condition due to lack of persuasive evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board has denied all service connection claims for various disabilities, including buttock disability, hip disability, left leg weakness, right leg weakness, left knee disability, and tinnitus. The Veteran did not provide sufficient evidence to establish the presence of these conditions during the appeal period.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for right knee disability and hemorrhoids due to duty-to-assist errors prior to the January 2020 decision on appeal. The issues are being remanded to correct these errors.

The Veteran's knee disabilities have been remanded for further evaluation due to the severity of his symptoms and limitations.

The Board has granted service connection for right knee sprain, finding that the evidence is approximately evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's current right knee sprain disability began during active service. The decision does not address any other conditions or issues.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's left knee condition, which is currently under review.

The Veteran's request for an extension of time to file a VA Form 10182 seeking to appeal the April 2021 rating decision was granted. The May 23, 2023 form is deemed timely.