Knee Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for a thorough and contemporaneous medical examination to determine the current nature of the Veteran's right knee condition. The TDIU claim is also being referred to the Director, Compensation Service, for extraschedular consideration.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, bilateral shoulder impingement syndrome, and lumbosacral strain, finding that these conditions are not related to active service or an undiagnosed illness.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right shoulder, elbow, knee, and little toe disabilities due to a lack of current disability evidence.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right knee, left knee, and back disorders due to a lack of competent medical evidence linking these conditions to his active duty service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various disorders have been dismissed due to the failure to include them in his initial appeal. The Board has remanded several of these issues, including left ankle, left hand, right knee, left knee, right ankle, and left foot disorders.

The Veteran's bilateral knee degenerative arthritis is currently rated at 10 percent, and the Board has denied increased ratings for both knees.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his bilateral knee disabilities due to inadequate VA examinations and the need for an addendum opinion.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for back, right knee, and left knee conditions due to errors in obtaining records from Dr. Nelson and inadequacies in the December 2019 VA examination.

The Board denied service connection for degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine, lumbar spine, left knee injury pain, and right knee osteoarthritis with meniscal tear.

The Board dismissed all appeals related to the Veteran's claims for service connection and disability ratings, including those for neurological disabilities of both legs, a right knee instability claim, gynecological and sleep disabilities, and various knee and spine disabilities.

Service connection for irritable bowel syndrome is granted.,Service connection for left hip disability and right hip disability are denied.

The Veteran's appeal includes multiple issues related to his service-connected psychiatric disorder, left knee and right knee disabilities, gout, stroke, erectile dysfunction, hypertension, actinic keratosis, bilateral knee scars, ear and forearm scars, sleep apnea, and TDIU. The Board has determined that additional VA treatment records need to be considered before a decision can be made.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination. The issues include tremors of the bilateral hands, bladder condition, stomach condition, knee conditions, and hernia condition.

An initial disability rating of 30 percent for service-connected migraine headaches is granted. The appeal for service connection for a left knee disability is remanded.

The Veteran's residuals of total left knee replacement are rated at 30 percent, which is the minimum rating under the revised criteria for knee disabilities. The Board finds that the condition does not warrant a higher rating as there is no evidence of severe painful motion or weakness.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral shoulder disorder, bilateral hand disorder, and bilateral knee disorder due to a lack of evidence addressing the etiology of these conditions. The VA will provide new examinations and obtain the May 2022 audiogram.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim of entitlement to an increased disability rating for lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis. The claims for service connection for left and right knee disabilities are remanded due to a lack of a VA examination.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee disability is related to his service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's bilateral knee conditions are rated as denied, with the right knee receiving a higher rating than the left.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for recurrent right and left knee disabilities, as well as a lumbar spine disability. The claims are being returned to VA for further development.