Knee decisions — 2024

The Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right knee disabilities, bilateral plantar fasciitis, migraine headaches, and obstructive sleep apnea have been reopened. The appeals are granted as secondary to service-connected PTSD.,Secondary service connection is established for migraine headaches and obstructive sleep apnea due to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral hip, knee, shoulder, foot, and lower back conditions are being remanded due to the need for VA examinations and the retrieval of relevant medical records.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, finding that his combined rating of 40% did not meet the schedular criteria for TDIU. The evidence showed he was unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee condition and right knee condition are remanded due to the need for a VA examination. The claim for service connection for insomnia is granted.

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates are denied as the evidence does not show that he continuously prosecuted his claims within one year of the February 2010 rating decision.,New and material evidence has been received to reopen the claims for service connection for a respiratory disorder, back disorder, right knee disorder, and left knee disorder.

The Board has granted service connection for a right inguinal hernia with scar and remanded the case for further development regarding a left knee disorder.

The Board has remanded the case for an adequate retrospective opinion regarding the Veteran's left knee strain with chondromalacia prior to July 27, 2020.

A 30 percent rating for right knee instability, from June 2, 2011 to the present, is granted. The issues of increased ratings for right knee limitation of extension and service connection for a low back disorder are remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the claim for a bilateral knee disability due to the need for additional development, including an examination and review of updated treatment records.

The Board has remanded the claims for increased ratings for bilateral knee disabilities and entitlement to a TDIU due to inadequate reasons and bases in the previous decision, requiring additional development including obtaining VA treatment records and a retrospective opinion on the severity of the Veteran's service-connected right and left knee disabilities.

The Veteran's left knee disorder, diagnosed as a left knee meniscal tear, is related to his service-connected right knee disability and has been granted.

The Board has reopened the claim of entitlement to service connection for a right knee disability due to new and material evidence. The issue of entitlement to service connection for liver cancer is also remanded for further development.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of his right knee condition, as well as the current severity of his left knee conditions. The appeals regarding increased disability ratings for left knee impairment with arthritis, instability, and scar are also remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate medical opinion, requiring a new examination and opinion on whether the Veteran's current right knee disability is related to his service.

The Board has granted service connection for various disabilities, including right and left knee conditions, cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, and a thumb condition. The decision is based on new evidence provided by the Veteran that raises reasonable doubt about whether these conditions are related to his military service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude her from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation, as she has maintained employment throughout the appeal period.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, major depressive disorder, and back conditions, precluded him from securing or following substantially gainful employment prior to July 9, 2018.

The Board has determined that the VA examinations provided for each of the Veteran's claimed disabilities were inadequate and remanded to obtain addendum opinions addressing the etiology of the conditions. The claims are now being returned to the RO for further action.

The Veteran's right shoulder and right knee conditions have been remanded for further development due to non-compliance with previous remand directives.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations and compliance with prior remand directives.