Knee Board decisions

The Veteran's left shoulder and right shoulder disabilities are granted service connection.,The Veteran's right knee, left knee, right leg, and left leg disabilities are denied service connection.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for right and left knee disorders due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology. The Veteran's assertions of in-service injuries are considered.

The Board has granted service connection for left knee osteoarthritis, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to an in-service injury during a baseball game.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including scheduling a DRO hearing.

The Veteran's TDIU is granted from July 29, 1993 to January 22, 1998 due to his service-connected left knee disability and lumbar spine degenerative disc disease.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral knee conditions and a lumbar spine condition as secondary to service-connected bilateral pes planus due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for cervical strain, left knee strain, and right knee strain remain denied. The claim for service connection for lumbar disc disease is remanded due to the need for a VA examination.

The Veteran's lumbar strain disability is granted service connection. Service connection for sleep apnea, tinnitus, right knee disability, cervical spine disability, right shoulder disability, and left shoulder disability are denied.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as the appellant requested to withdraw all BVA appeals that are currently pending at the BVA.

The Veteran's bilateral knee disability is granted with separate 20 percent ratings for recurrent instability since March 17, 2023.

The Veteran's ratings for his right knee, low back pain (claimed as degenerative arthritis), and radiculopathy in the bilateral lower extremities have been restored to their previous levels.

The Board has granted service connection for right knee pain and dysfunction, low back pain and dysfunction, left wrist pain and dysfunction, PTSD, and MDD. The conditions are deemed to be directly related to the Veteran's military service.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for right knee degenerative joint disease and meniscal tear is dismissed. The claims for service connection for restless leg syndrome are remanded.

The appeal regarding the right knee scar is dismissed. The issues of service connection for a right ankle condition and an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome are remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and remanded the issue of service connection for a left knee condition.

The Veteran's left knee disability is rated at 60 percent from April 1, 2021 to March 9, 2022. The Board also granted TDIU based on the service-connected left knee disability.

The Veteran's appeal is for increased ratings and service connection. The rating decision denied an increase in the rating for right knee LOM, granted a separate rating for LOM on extension of the right knee, and denied an earlier effective date for left knee disability.,Service connection was remanded for bilateral hip and shin splints disabilities.

The Veteran's knee disabilities are being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records and scheduling an examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected left and right knee disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and increased evaluations are being remanded due to the need for additional development.,The Veteran is seeking higher ratings for his service-connected anxiety disorder, degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, radiculopathy (left leg sciatic), and left knee strain.

The Board denied service connection for low back disorder, left knee disorder, and bilateral foot disorder (claimed as flat foot/pes planus and foot pain related to non-PTSD personal trauma) due to a lack of evidence showing the disorders began during service or are otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.