Knee decisions — 2024

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral knee and hip disabilities, finding that there was no evidence of in-service injury or disease and that any current disabilities were not related to service.

The Board has remanded the claims for left knee disability, right knee disability, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus to obtain additional medical records from VA and private sources.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for a detailed accounting of all adjustments to his military retirement pay and VA compensation benefits from FY 2011. The Veteran needs to provide the VA with a copy of the check he wrote in 2013 for overpayment, and both DFAS and DMC need to conduct an accounting.

The Veteran's right shoulder fracture deformity, gastroesophageal reflux disease, left knee osteoarthrosis post arthroscopic surgery, and right knee tricompartmental osteoarthrosis post high tibial osteotomy are all denied increased ratings.,No specific rating is assigned for the Veteran's service-connected conditions.

The Board has dismissed all the Veteran's claims due to his death.

The Veteran's left knee limitation of extension is granted with a 10 percent rating from December 16, 2010 to June 19, 2014. The cases are remanded for further development on the issues of increased ratings for residuals left knee and left knee lateral instability.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service-connected. The Board has remanded the claims for right knee injury, left knee condition (including cellulitis), and sleep apnea due to insufficient medical evidence.

The Veteran's right knee instability, degenerative change arthritis with meniscal tear, and pseudofolliculitis barbae have been granted increased ratings. The TDIU claim has also been granted.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of various conditions, including hyperlipidemia and tinnitus. Service connection was granted for a right knee disability but denied for chalazion, blepharitis, and myopia disabilities.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to new evidence received since the April 2020 Statement of the Case.

The Veteran's left knee disability is granted a 20% rating, and his left shoulder condition is denied any increase in rating.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for bilateral knee conditions due to inadequate medical opinions and incomplete compliance with prior remand directives.

The Veteran's left knee disability is being remanded for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his condition, as he has reported worsening over time and age-related issues.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for right knee and right ankle disabilities due to insufficient examination findings. The examiner is asked to provide opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions, including considering obesity as an intermediate step between any service-connected disabilities and the Veteran's current conditions.

The Veteran's dysthymia is rated at 70 percent, but not total disability.,His lumbar spine degenerative disease with IVDS (ranging from 50 to 100 percent) and right lower extremity radiculopathy are both granted increased ratings.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for his right knee replacement after June 1, 2018 is denied.,The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for post-operative residuals of a service-connected torn medial meniscus with degenerative arthritis prior to April 11, 2017 is remanded.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and clarification of the etiology of the Veteran's right elbow, left knee, and low back disorders.

The Veteran's pes planus was granted service connection. The Board has ordered remand for further development regarding other bilateral lower extremity disabilities and the relationship between these conditions and his service-connected rheumatoid arthritis and pes planus.

The Board has reopened the previously denied claims of service connection for right-knee disorder, left-knee disorder, cervical-spine disorder, thoracic-spine disorder, and lumbar-spine disorder. The gastrointestinal disorder claim remains denied as there is no evidence supporting its service connection.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for low back, right hip, left hip, right knee, and left knee disabilities due to a lack of evidence showing chronicity in service or continuity of symptomatology since separation from service.