Knee Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for new examinations and addendums, particularly regarding right knee flare-ups and a back disorder potentially caused by or aggravated by his service-connected right knee disability.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions and needs further examination.

The Veteran's right knee disability is currently rated at 40 percent for limitation of extension, effective August 5, 2022. The Board has remanded the issues of service connection and increased rating due to ongoing concerns about the nature and extent of his disabilities.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a separate rating for left knee instability, a compensable rating for limitation of extension, and an increased rating for limitation of flexion due to procedural errors in the initial examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the failure to obtain VA treatment records and inadequate VA examinations. The Veteran is requested to provide names, addresses, and dates of treatment for all VA and non-VA health care providers who have treated him for his disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea was denied, and his left knee disability received increased ratings of 20% each.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to inadequate medical opinions and a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error. The issues of service connection for lumbar spine, right hip, right knee, bilateral foot, and right shoulder disabilities are being remanded.

The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has not been submitted to warrant readjudication of the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, right knee disability, left knee disability, cervical spine disability, and lumbar spine disability. The claims are being remanded due to a duty to assist error in the October 2018 rating decision.

The Veteran's bilateral knee degenerative arthritis is being remanded due to the need for a medical opinion regarding whether it was proximately caused or aggravated by his service-connected bilateral pes planus.

The Veteran's service connection claims for posttraumatic DJD of the right knee with lateral instability, left knee DJD as secondary to service-connected disability, and DJD of the left ankle with instability are all granted.,Service connection is also granted for left lower leg pain. High cholesterol was not found to be a disability subject to service connection.

The Veteran's claim for a disability rating of 10 percent for residuals, stress fracture, right knee, with degenerative changes from November 29, 2003, to March 14, 2012, is granted. The claim for a higher rating after March 14, 2012, and for a separate rating of 10 percent for lateral instability due to residuals of a stress fracture of the right knee are denied.

The Board denied service connection for left knee, right knee, and cervical spine disabilities due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.,There is no current diagnosis of a right knee disability.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection on the issues of non-specific damage to the heart, circulatory system, cellular DNA damage, and cancers and gene damage have been dismissed due to his withdrawal. The remaining claims are remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions including worms, hemorrhoids, joint pain (to include arthritis), knee conditions, shoulder conditions, wrist conditions, hand conditions, eating disorders, migraines, cardiovascular condition, digestive condition, dizziness, and ear condition have all been denied. The Board found no evidence of a current diagnosis or in-service occurrence for these conditions.

The Board denied referral for extraschedular TDIU prior to July 14, 2012 due to insufficient evidence showing the Veteran was unemployable because of his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left knee disabilities, as well as a compensable rating for neck muscle spasms. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions began during service or are otherwise related to in-service injuries.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for various conditions have been dismissed. The appeal for tinnitus, left ankle disorder, right knee disorder, left foot disorder, and right foot disorder has been withdrawn by the Veteran.,Service connection for IBS was denied prior to February 28, 2018, but a petition to reopen this claim was granted in December 2018. The effective date of service connection for IBS is not earlier than February 28, 2018.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and a left knee condition. The Veteran's claim for surgery residuals, including pregnancy complications, and her hearing loss rating are remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for arthritis of the right knee disability is granted. The claim to reopen his previous denial of service connection for right knee sprain, recharacterized as right knee disability, is also granted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and initial rating for various disabilities are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding his exposure to toxic substances (TERA) and delayed onset hearing loss.