Knee Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further examination to determine if her service-connected disabilities meet the criteria for specially adapted housing and a special home adaptation grant.

The Veteran's left knee disability is manifest by pain, swelling, and limitation of flexion at 70 degrees. The Board concludes that the current severity of his disability picture does not warrant a higher rating.

The Board has remanded the claims for increased ratings for a back disability, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and a left knee disorder due to inconsistencies in the rating decisions.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for various knee and shoulder disorders, as well as a right foot disorder. The Veteran's medical records from his federal employment are to be obtained, and he is to undergo an examination to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed right foot disorder.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of open angle glaucoma and a higher rating for right total knee arthroplasty are remanded due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral knee disabilities and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease as due to sleep apnea. The claim for tinea versicolor is remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error and inadequate opinions. The Veteran's right ankle disorder is related to service, but secondary service connection for his right knee strain and hypertension must be considered.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeals for all issues on appeal.

The Veteran's claims for higher ratings for his left knee disability and PTSD, as well as his claim for TDIU, were all denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating for either condition.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal of the service connection claims for lumbago, lumbar spine strain, left knee patellar tendinopathy, and a right knee condition before the Board could make a decision.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and primary insomnia, is granted as service-connected. The low back disability and left knee disability are remanded for further evaluation.

The Board has granted service connection for left knee pain, right knee pain, left ankle pain, and right ankle pain. The Veteran's symptoms have persisted since his military service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral hearing loss and right knee strain with traumatic arthritis associated with residuals of right ankle fracture, make it unlikely that he is able to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted a TDIU based on this finding.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him in need of regular aid and attendance or housebound status, leading to the denial of SMC benefits for the period from August 24, 2020, through October 1, 2020. The appeal regarding SMC based on statutory housebound status is dismissed as moot.

The Board has granted a 30 percent rating for right knee instability since August 15, 2019. The issue of a higher rating for chondromalacia patella of the right knee is remanded due to incomplete records.

The Board has granted service connection for a right hip disability, diagnosed as right hip internal derangement. The claims of bilateral hallux valgus and right knee disability are remanded due to insufficient medical opinions.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, anxiety, and insomnia), headaches, traumatic brain injury, obstructive sleep apnea, knee disorders, foot disorders, ankle disorders, elbow disorders, shoulder disorders, hip disorders, hand disorders, wrist disorders, lumbar spine disorders, shin disorders, cold injury disorders, upper extremity cold injury disorders. The Board found that the Veteran did not have a diagnosis for these conditions during service or within one year of discharge and thus could not establish service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have current diagnoses of any claimed foot, hip, knee, or lower back conditions. The claims for these conditions are therefore denied.

The Veteran's initial compensable ratings for vertical surgical scars of the right and left knees have been denied.,The Veteran's initial rating in excess of 10 percent for painful surgical scars of bilateral knees has also been denied.

The Veteran's right hip, left hip, and right hand rheumatoid arthritis are not service-connected.,The Veteran's seizures are not service-connected.