Knee decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient opinions regarding whether the service-connected disabilities caused or aggravated obesity, which in turn caused OSA. The Veteran must provide addendum VA examination opinions.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for hypertension, atrial fibrillation, and diabetes mellitus, type II. The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability to include PTSD and a right knee disability are denied due to lack of evidence supporting these conditions.

Service connection for left knee disability, hypertension, and ED secondary to service-connected PTSD is granted.,The Veteran's current conditions are not related to his military service.

The Board has denied service connection for left knee, right knee, and low back disabilities due to a lack of evidence showing the conditions were incurred or aggravated during active duty.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his right knee total replacement was decided, and he received a 60% evaluation effective March 9, 2022. The appeal is denied as the Appellant is not eligible to direct payment of attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in this decision.

The Board has remanded the claims for left shoulder impingement syndrome, left elbow condition, bilateral knee conditions, and right knee arthritis due to incomplete VA examinations. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is denied as not related to service or a service-connected disability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to inadequate VA examinations and failure to secure military personnel records.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for hypertension, a colon condition to include gastritis, ulcers, and intestinal metaplasia, GERD, right hip condition, left hip condition, left ankle condition, right knee condition, and sleep apnea syndrome.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including bilateral shin splints, left leg disability, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) disability, abnormal heart / stress disorder, left knee disability, right knee disability, lumbar spine disability, and shoulder disabilities. The Board found that there was no evidence to support the Veteran's claims based on his service records.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for right and left knee strains, leading to the dismissal of these claims.

The Board has restored a 30 percent rating for osteoarthritis of the left knee, including the fracture of the left tibial plateau, effective July 1, 2020.

The Board has vacated the August 29, 2023 decision and remanded both issues of entitlement to an increased rating for right knee patellar articular fissuring and TDIU.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a left knee condition and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety and depression, have been readjudicated due to new evidence received after the prior denial.,Service connection has been granted for both the left knee disability and the acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's lumbar spine, right knee, and left knee disabilities are rated at the maximum allowed under current criteria. The appeal for higher ratings is denied.

The Veteran's initial compensable rating for left knee scars has been denied.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right knee disability is remanded.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right knee and left knee osteoarthritis, finding that there is no evidence of a current disability related to his active-duty service.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral knee disabilities, but denied service connection for hiatal hernia, inguinal hernia, stomach ulcer, acid reflux, and hypertension.,Service connection was established for right and left knee disabilities due to in-service parachute jumps.

The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence submitted since the January 2019 rating decision, which suggests that the Veteran's PTSD significantly worsened and now requires regular aid and attendance.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, unspecified depressive disorder, is granted as service connected. The right knee and back disabilities are remanded for further examination.

The Veteran's right knee chondromalacia is currently rated at 10 percent, and the Board has determined that a higher rating is not warranted.,The Veteran's left knee chondromalacia is currently rated at 10 percent, and the Board has determined that a higher rating is not warranted.