Knee Board decisions

The Veteran's claims of service connection for right knee disability, left knee disability, and asthma have been granted due to the submission of new and relevant evidence. The cases are remanded for further review.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the schedular requirements for a TDIU under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(a) during the period on appeal. The Board has identified a duty to assist error and must refer the matter to the Director of Compensation Service for extraschedular consideration.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease and left knee condition due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error. The Veteran is seeking presumptive service connection based on exposure to environmental hazards during his military service, but the PACT Act requires VA to provide a TERA examination and obtain an opinion regarding the nature of his gastrointestinal problems and left knee condition.

The Veteran's left knee strain is found to have started during his active service and has persisted since then. The Board granted the claim for service connection.

The Veteran's right knee joint osteoarthritis is currently rated at 10 percent from September 13, 2018. The claim for earlier effective date of January 2, 2018 for the grant of service connection for right knee instability has been granted. New and material evidence has been received to reopen claims for left knee condition and back condition.

The Veteran's claims for anxiety, a left knee condition, headaches, chronic urticaria, panic disorder, and left knee meniscal tear have all been granted. The Board found that there is sufficient evidence to establish service connection for each of these conditions based on their onset during active duty.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left knee joint osteoarthritis had its onset during service and continues to this day, meeting the criteria for service connection.

The Veteran's initial compensable disability evaluation for allergic rhinitis prior to December 4, 2017, is denied.,The Veteran's disability evaluation in excess of 10 percent for allergic rhinitis from December 4, 2017, is also denied.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left knee condition, finding that his pre-existing disability increased in severity during service. The claim was reopened due to new and material evidence.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment prior to December 21, 2021.

The Veteran's claim to service connection for a right wrist disability was granted in an April 2013 rating decision. The claim is now dismissed as the full benefit sought has been granted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for lumbar spine and left knee disabilities have been remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.

Service connection for tinnitus has been granted.,The claims of reopening the previously denied left knee and back conditions have been granted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings have been granted. The back disability is now considered to be incurred in service, while the bilateral foot and knee disabilities are secondary to his service-connected knee disabilities.

The Board has dismissed all claims related to the Veteran's knee conditions due to his death.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for her bilateral knee disabilities due to insufficient medical opinions and incomplete records.

The Veteran's cervical spine, left knee, right hand, bilateral pes planus, bilateral plantar fasciitis, and left hip disabilities were not found to be related to service or secondary to a service-connected condition. The right ankle disability was denied as the rating did not meet criteria for ankylosis.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for right and left knee disabilities due to insufficient evidence in the September 2019 VA examination report. The examiner is asked to provide an addendum opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's bilateral knee disability.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the left knee disorder.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for right and left knee conditions should be remanded due to lack of recent VA treatment records, need for further development, and potential inconsistencies in a private clinician's examination report.