Knee Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's bilateral knee conditions, finding that they likely existed during his active duty and are related to service.

The Board has granted service connection for a low back disability and denied service connection for bilateral shin splints. The decision on left knee osteoarthritis is pending.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied as there was no evidence of a nexus between the claimed conditions and his military service. The Board found that the Veteran did not have current diagnoses for some of the conditions, and the VA examination provided an opinion against the claim.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's low back and bilateral knee disorders are proximately due to his service-connected disabilities, specifically obesity as an intermediate step. As such, these conditions have been granted on a secondary basis.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left knee disability, including arthritis and strain, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether his current condition is related to his active-duty service.

The Board has granted service connection for left and right knee strain, meniscal tear, and osteoarthritis. The evidence supports a finding that these conditions are related to the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's appeal for service connection for a left knee disability, including strain with a meniscal tear and neuropathy. The claim was withdrawn for service connection for a left hip strain and neuropathy.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, warranting a TDIU, including on an extraschedular basis.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for headaches, left shoulder disability, and right knee disability due to insufficient evidence in the original decision. The Veteran's reports of symptoms will be considered during the new examinations.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for left knee osteoarthritis, right knee osteoarthritis, left hip osteoarthritis, and right hip osteoarthritis due to outstanding STRs not being obtained.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various wrist, knee, shoulder, and elbow disabilities due to outstanding medical records not being considered in the original decision.

The Veteran's earlier effective date for a 50 percent rating for migraine headaches is granted as of February 3, 2017.,The Veteran's eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) is also granted as of February 3, 2017.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to a duty to assist error in the prior rating decision. The Board finds that the December 2019 examination report did not adequately consider all of the Veteran's symptomology associated with flare-ups, and thus requires a new examination.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus type 2, bilateral lower and upper extremity peripheral neuropathy conditions, and bilateral knee and hip conditions as there was no probative medical evidence linking these disabilities to the Veteran's service or a service-connected condition.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, specifically her right knee conditions, rendered her unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation since July 2015. The Board granted the TDIU on a schedular basis.

The Board denied service connection for lung disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, right hand disability, back disability, eye disability, and prostate cancer. The evidence did not show a current disability or link to service.

The appellant's appeals for increased disability ratings for left knee conditions have been dismissed as he has withdrawn his appeal.

The Veteran's right knee instability rating was reduced from 20 percent to noncompensable. The Board has restored the 20 percent rating effective August 15, 2018.

The Veteran seeks initial ratings in excess of 10 percent for his lower back strain, right knee disability, and left knee disability. The Board has remanded these claims due to the need for further development.

The Board has restored the appellant's disability ratings for radiculopathy of the right lower extremity and right knee, finding that the reductions were improper due to lack of medical improvement under ordinary conditions of work and life. The cases are remanded for further review.