Knee Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims for diabetes, right knee disability, and TDIU due to additional VA medical records being associated with the case. The Veteran was given 45 days to indicate whether he wanted an initial review of these new records by the AOJ or if he waived this right.

The Veteran's lumbar spine and right knee disabilities have been granted service connection.,A compensable rating for bilateral tinea pedis prior to April 15, 2016 has been denied.

The Board has granted a disability rating of 80 percent for right knee arthritis and denied any increase in the rating for right leg muscle atrophy.

The Board has granted service connection for right hip pain with reduced range of motion, which is found to be due to the Veteran's service-connected sacroiliitis. The other issues are remanded.

The Board denied increased ratings for right and left knee strain, as well as instability of the knees. The Veteran's service-connected bilateral knee disabilities are rated based on their current manifestations.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right knee conditions due to inadequate VA medical opinions. The case is being returned for further development.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left knee disability effective March 16, 2015. The decision is based on a claim filed by the Veteran in March 2015 and a subsequent positive nexus opinion submitted in May 2023.

The Veteran's left knee disability is rated at 10 percent for limitation of flexion and granted a separate 20 percent rating for instability. SMC based on the need for aid and attendance was granted effective May 13, 2022.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee strain and right knee arthritis with torn meniscus, finding no evidence of a nexus to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral knee strain and a compensable rating for hypertension due to his failure to appear for VA examinations, and because there was no evidence showing that his current conditions are related to service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for left hip and left knee disabilities, finding that the previous medical opinions were inadequate. The case is now pending with a request for new opinions addressing etiology, secondary service connection, and aggravation.

The Board denied service connection for right knee and bilateral shoulder disabilities, finding that the current conditions did not have their onset during or as a result of active military service.

The Veteran's hemorrhoidectomy residuals are granted a 20 percent rating throughout the period on appeal.,His coronary artery disease is found to be caused by his service-connected sleep apnea disorder, and he is granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the Veteran's lower back and left knee disabilities.

The Board has remanded the claims for a rating in excess of 30 percent for a left ankle disability, service connection for psychiatric, low back, left knee, and right ankle disabilities as secondary to the service-connected left ankle disability, and TDIU. The Veteran is required to provide VA with any outstanding private treatment records related to her claims and to complete forms for tax returns.

The Board denied service connection for degenerative arthritis of the spine and bilateral knee disability, finding that there was no evidence of such conditions during or within one year after service. The Veteran's current diagnoses were not related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the claims for service connection for headaches, OSA and bilateral knee disability, TDIU prior to February 5, 2008, and DEA benefits prior to February 5, 2008 are remanded due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development regarding his service-connected psychiatric disability and its impact on the claimed ankle, carpal tunnel syndrome, foot, cervical spine, lumbosacral spine, and right knee disabilities.,Specifically, a VA examination will be conducted to determine if any of these disabilities are related to or aggravated by his service-connected psychiatric disability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to inadequate factual premises in the VA examinations and failure to provide adequate statements of reasons or bases.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for higher disability ratings for his service-connected right and left knee instability, finding that the evidence did not show more than moderate instability in either knee.