Knee decisions — 2024

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a failure to consider the Veteran's service-connected disabilities and obtain necessary medical records. The claim will be reconsidered under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. § 1728.

The Board has remanded the service connection claims for left and right knee disabilities due to a lack of VA examination. The Veteran's bilateral shoulder conditions were denied as not related to service.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate medical opinions and need for further examinations.

The Veteran's tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss disabilities are already rated at the maximum allowed under VA regulations.,For his left and right hip disabilities, the Board found that ratings in excess of 10 percent were not warranted due to lack of additional functional loss or range of motion on repetitive use testing.

The Board denied an increased disability rating for the Veteran's left knee disability, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on limitation of motion or other criteria.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a failure to consider the Veteran's service-connected disabilities and obtain necessary medical records. The claim will be reconsidered under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. § 1728.

The Veteran's claims for specially adapted housing and special home adaptation grant are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination to determine if his service-connected disabilities meet the criteria for these benefits.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied. The Veteran's right knee disability, characterized by painful motion, has been granted a 10% rating.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various ankle, hip, and knee conditions were denied due to his failure to report for VA examinations scheduled in conjunction with his supplemental claims.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The right foot disability was rated as 30 percent prior to March 31, 2022, and the maximum rating thereafter. Ratings for hip and knee conditions were also denied.

The Board has denied the readjudication of service connection claims for hearing loss, tinnitus, left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, and depression as there is no new and relevant evidence to support these claims.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include unspecified depressive disorder, is granted. The claims for bilateral hearing loss and skin rashes are denied. The claim for chronic left knee injury-joint pain is remanded.

The reduction of the disability rating for left knee retropatellar pain syndrome with limitation of extension from 30 percent to 10 percent effective March 1, 2022 was found to be improper and restored the original 30 percent rating.,The Veteran's claim for a higher rating than 30 percent for his left knee disability is denied.

The Veteran's bilateral knee disabilities, diagnosed as biceps femoris strain of the knees, were found to have their onset during service and are now granted.,Service connection is also granted for left shoulder pain and stiffness, right shoulder pain and stiffness, and an upper back disability with pain and tightness.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence, and no rating assigned as the claim is still pending.

The Veteran's appeal of his right knee disability claim was dismissed because he submitted multiple decision review requests for the same issue and within one year of an initial denial, which is prohibited under VA rules.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for left knee, right knee, and back disabilities due to inadequate medical opinions based on inaccurate factual premises. Additional evidence is needed from VA treatment records related to the Veteran's surgeries and complaints of pain.

The Veteran's right knee disability is rated at 10 percent, and her right ankle disabilities are each rated at 10 percent. The appeal for a higher rating for the right knee disability was denied.

Service connection is granted for tinnitus.,Service connection is denied for headache disability, left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, right elbow disability, left elbow disability, right wrist disability, left wrist disability, left hip disability, right hip disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, left ankle disability, and right ankle disability. Service connection is also denied for bilateral foot disability.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to a withdrawal by the appellant's authorized representative prior to the promulgation of a decision.