Knee Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a new VA examination to clarify whether the Veteran has a current left knee disorder and its relationship to his service-connected right knee disability.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee, right knee, and back disorders have been denied as there is no evidence of a current disability or a link to service.,Service connection was not granted because the Veteran did not provide sufficient evidence linking his claimed disabilities to service.

The Veteran's right and left knee disabilities are each rated at 10 percent. The Board has granted a 30 percent rating for the right knee disability and a 20 percent rating for the left knee disability.,The Veteran's IBS is presumed to be causally related to his service in Southwest Asia during the Persian Gulf War, resulting in a grant of service connection.,Service connection is granted for cervical spine disability due to its proximate cause being the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability.,Service connection is granted for right upper extremity radiculopathy due to its proximate cause being the Veteran's service-connected cervical spine disability.,Service connection is granted for left upper extremity radiculopathy due to its proximate cause being the Veteran's service-connected cervical spine disability.

The Veteran's right and left shin splints with patellofemoral pain syndrome are currently rated at 10 percent each, based on painful motion. The VA examiners did not find any limitation of range of motion due to the shin splints or related knee/ankle issues.,The Veteran has denied use of assistive devices and joint stability testing was normal.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for back and right knee conditions have been dismissed as the claims were not properly submitted on the required forms.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and a need for further examination. The issues are related to neck condition, bilateral upper extremity radiculopathy, and bilateral knee condition.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to inadequate medical opinions provided by VA examiners. The Veteran's reports of a trailer falling on him during service are not considered in the current opinions.

The Board has denied the claims for service connection for right knee, cervical spine, and lumbar spine disabilities due to a lack of new and relevant evidence presented within one year of the July 2015 rating decision.

The Veteran is seeking to have the effective dates for his service-connected conditions and TDIU revised due to a claimed error in the original rating decisions. The Board has determined that these claims should be remanded for further action.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error and remands the case for an examination of the Veteran's right knee disability.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a right eye burn, dry eye syndrome, and acne have been denied. The claim for an effective date prior to April 2, 2016 for the grant of service connection for left pinky disability has also been denied. The Board is remanding claims for PFB, chin area lesion with scar, and a right knee disorder.

The Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 10 percent for hypertension has been dismissed.,The Veteran's appeals for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been dismissed. He was granted service connection for tinnitus.

A 40 percent rating for RSD/CRPS is granted, but no more. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder and left knee disorder are not service-connected.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for right and left knee internal derangement with arthritis as they have worsened since his last VA examination in March 2019.

The Board denied the Veteran's request to reenter a VR&E program at the 'rehabilitation to the point of employability' status, finding that his service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from performing the duties of his previous occupation and he had overcome any vocational impairment.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left knee disability is a result of his service-connected right knee disability, and thus grants service connection for this condition as secondary to his pre-existing right knee disability.

The Veteran's appeals for earlier effective dates and increased ratings based on CUE in the November 2013 rating decisions were dismissed as concurrent elections.

The Board has determined that there was an administrative error in docketing two appeals and dismissed the appeal as a result.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral knee disability, right shoulder disability, low back disability, radiculopathy secondary to low back disability, and acquired psychiatric disorder secondary to service-connected disabilities.

Service connection is granted for a respiratory disorder, including sinusitis and allergic rhinitis.,Service connection is granted for atrophy of the testes. The Veteran's infertility due to service-connected condition has been confirmed.