Knee Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including right knee, neck, left shoulder, and right shoulder conditions. The issues are related to whether these conditions had their onset in or are otherwise etiologically related to active service.

The Veteran's service-connected right knee disability has worsened, causing increased functional limitation and missed work. The VA examination report is inadequate due to the examiner's inability to objectively test for instability during the June 2018 examination.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient clarity in a previous opinion regarding whether the Veteran's right knee disorder clearly and unmistakably existed prior to his most recent period of active military service from May 2010 to December 2013. The case will be returned for further review.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disability has been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal. The Board also remanded cases regarding rating increases for left knee, right knee soft tissue quadricep tear, and right knee extension disabilities.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his left and right knee disabilities, as well as his claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU). The appeals are being returned to the agency of original jurisdiction (AOJ) for additional development.

The Board denied service connection for left hip degenerative arthritis and right knee disorder, finding that the evidence did not support a link to service or secondary to service-connected conditions.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal of entitlement to service connection for a skin disorder.,Entitlement to service connection for neurofibromatosis, eye disorder, acquired mental disorder, breast cancer, edema, neck disorder, low back disorder, right hip disorder, left hip disorder, right knee disorder, left knee disorder, right ankle disorder, and left ankle disorder is denied.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for her right knee disability due to insufficient consideration of functional loss and instability, as well as a lack of recent medical records. The case will be returned for additional development.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted with an effective date of February 9, 2009. The Board found that the Veteran was unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities prior to February 29, 2012.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for further development due to inadequate VA medical opinions. The appeals are now pending and will be reviewed again with new evidence.

The Veteran's right knee disability, including status post ACL repair and meniscectomy with arthritis, is currently rated at 20 percent. The Board denied an evaluation in excess of this rating for the condition.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher initial rating for tinnitus was withdrawn during his hearing. The Board granted service connection for right ear hearing loss and denied service connection for right knee, left knee, kidney cancer residuals, varicose veins, neck disability, acquired psychiatric disorder, and obstructive sleep apnea.,The Veteran's right ear hearing loss is related to noise exposure in service.

The Board has remanded the claims due to new evidence being added since the last decision, and the appellant is proceeding pro se.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's claim for a separate 10 percent rating for service-connected painful flexion of the left knee through application of 38 C.F.R. � 4.59 prior to April 10, 2017 as it was resolved by the December 2021 Memorandum Decision of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC).

The Board has granted service connection for left patella tendon rupture status post tendon repair as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left knee chondromalacia.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left knee condition, finding that it is etiologically related to service.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left knee disability, finding that it was incurred in or related to his active military service.

The Veteran's left knee instability is granted a rating of 30 percent, effective April 15, 2017. The right knee condition secondary to the service-connected left knee conditions and TDIU claims are remanded for further evaluation.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for various disabilities, including back, knee, ankle, shoulder, and hand conditions. The reasons include a lack of examination addressing the impact of cold weather conditions during service.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability from May 5, 2012 and effective date of Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits from the same date. The decision also grants an earlier effective date for TDIU.