Knee Board decisions

The Board has remanded the issue of service connection for a right knee disability due to conflicting evidence regarding its onset and relationship to active service.

An effective date of September 13, 2010 for a 20 percent rating for residuals of a left knee meniscectomy (left knee instability) is granted. A rating in excess of 20 percent for left knee instability is denied. From September 13, 2010 but no earlier, a 10 percent rating for left knee range of motion is granted; subject to the laws and regulations governing the payment of monetary benefits. A rating in excess of 10 percent for left knee range of motion is denied. From September 13, 2010 but no earlier, a separate 20 percent rating for frequent episodes of left knee pain, locking, and effusion into the joint is granted; subject to the laws and regulations governing the payment of monetary benefits. From September 13, 2010 but no earlier, a 10 percent rating for the left knee meniscectomy scar is granted; subject to the laws and regulations governing the payment of monetary benefits.

The Board has granted service connection for chronic left and right knee disabilities, finding that the Veteran's symptoms are due to his active service and related conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for left carpal tunnel syndrome and a left knee condition due to duty-related injuries during active military service. The Veteran is required to provide updated medical records, including those from her treatment at Torii Station in Okinawa, Japan.

The Board has granted an earlier effective date of October 26, 2015 for the grant of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities causing occupational impairment.

The Board has granted service connection for left knee, right knee, and sinus conditions. Service connection is also granted for the Veteran's loss of sense of smell as secondary to his sinus condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a right knee condition, finding that no additional disability was shown and that the fall did not cause an additional disability.

The Veteran's right hip disorder, genitourinary disorder other than erectile dysfunction (epididymo-orchitis), nasal disorder, and several musculoskeletal conditions are remanded for further development.,Service connection for the Veteran's claimed conditions is being remanded due to insufficient evidence linking them to service exposure or service-connected disabilities. Further examination and opinion may be necessary under recent changes in law related to toxic exposure claims.

The Board has already denied the claims for increased ratings in a previous decision, and thus these appeals are dismissed.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection of right knee and right hip disabilities due to a lack of current disability evidence, as well as failure to attend VA examinations.

The Veteran's right shoulder disability has been granted an increased rating of 30 percent effective April 23, 2019.,Increased ratings have also been granted for the Veteran's left knee and right knee disabilities at a 30 percent rating effective April 23, 2019.

The Veteran's service connection claim for a disability of the cervical spine is granted. The Board finds that it is at least as likely as not related to his duties as a KC-135 refueling boom operator during his military service.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for a left knee disability, psychiatric disability (claimed as PTSD), and sleep disability due to incomplete development.

The Veteran's claims for increased disability ratings and effective dates are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including scheduling VA examinations and obtaining updated VA treatment records.

The Board has determined that the claims for higher ratings for bilateral knee limitation of motion must be remanded due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors. The RO is instructed to seek missing physical records from the Indianapolis VAMC and schedule new VA examinations.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for left knee strain prior to October 21, 2018. The evidence showed limited flexion but no limitation of extension or instability.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional examinations and consideration of his reported in-service injury.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for PTSD has been withdrawn and dismissed.,Service connection for right knee degeneration is denied.,Service connection for low back condition is denied.,The case of service connection for right shoulder rotator cuff disorder is remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence in her service treatment records. The Veteran is also required to provide any outstanding private medical records and undergo a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of her right eye disability.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment, and the Board has granted a TDIU from September 12, 2011. The issues of initial ratings for various shoulder, knee, ankle, and pain disorder disabilities are remanded.