Knee decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the case for further development and an addendum opinion to address the Veteran's right knee disorder, including whether it is related to service-connected bilateral plantar fasciitis.

The Board denied service connection for left knee disability, right ankle disability, and right ear hearing loss due to lack of evidence showing a nexus between the disabilities and active service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development regarding service connection for a left knee disability and TDIU due to obesity caused or aggravated by a service-connected right knee disability.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development and examination due to missing service medical records, conflicting evidence regarding qualifying Southwest Asia service, and incomplete information about the nature of his conditions.

The Board has determined that a new examination is needed for the Veteran's knee and hearing loss disabilities, as well as an expanded psychiatric disability claim. The claims are being remanded to allow for these examinations.

The Veteran's right knee disability and IVDS of the lumbar spine are granted, with a rating of 40% for IVDS.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for left knee injuries due to a need for further examination and consideration of functional loss factors.

The Board has remanded the claims for consideration of all evidence, including recent VA and private treatment records.

The Board has remanded the issues of increased ratings for left knee degenerative arthritis and instability, as well as a TDIU determination. The Veteran is required to undergo further VA examinations to assess his current disability levels.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for right ankle strain and right knee strain due to inadequate VA examinations, failure to follow proper claims processing rules, and need for a new examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's right knee condition and its connection to service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of right knee, back, lumbar spine, and neck disabilities have been granted. The claim for migraine headaches is still pending.

The Veteran's asthma is granted as it meets the presumptive service connection criteria for a Persian Gulf War veteran.,Chronic bronchitis and left knee arthritis are both found to be related to active service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were granted, with a 10% rating assigned for the right knee disability from May 12, 2014 to March 6, 2017. Service connection was established for left knee, right hip, left hip, and back disabilities as secondary to the patellofemoral syndrome of the right knee status post arthroscopy.

The Veteran's PTSD and PFB have been granted service connection.,Both right and left knee disabilities were denied as not related to service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left knee condition secondary to residuals of his fractured left tibia, finding that the reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran must be resolved.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional examinations and evaluations, particularly regarding his Gulf War exposure and related disabilities.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection on multiple conditions have been withdrawn, and the appeal as to these issues is dismissed.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of entitlement to increased ratings for his left and right knee conditions due to inadequate VA examinations, specifically those conducted in December 2019, May 2014, August 2016, September 2020, and March 2023. The Board found these exams insufficient as they did not provide adequate range of motion measurements or discuss the Veteran's flare-ups.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee, right knee, lumbar, and thyroid disorders due to incomplete records and the need for further examination.