Knee Board decisions

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, a bilateral eye condition, a body rash condition, a right knee condition, and a right index finger condition. The evidence does not show current disabilities for any of these conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea has been dismissed. The claims of service connection for a bilateral knee disability are remanded.

The Board has denied service connection for left shoulder pain and right knee condition, but granted a separate rating for femoral neuropathy related to the Veteran's inguinal hernia repair. The claim for a compensable rating for residuals of a right inguinal hernia repair is pending.

The Board has granted service connection for cervical spine, lumbar spine, and left knee disabilities. However, the appeal is remanded for further action on claims for osteopenia, migraine headaches, an acquired psychiatric disability, a left shoulder disability, and a right knee disability.,Service connection is established for tinnitus due to its presumptive association with service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Gulf War.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for low back, right knee, and left knee conditions due to a lack of current diagnoses or evidence of functional loss constituting disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for right-knee status post meniscal tear and repair surgery, and right-knee instability were denied. The effective date of the grant of service connection for right-knee instability was assigned as June 17, 2016.

The claims of service connection for low back disability, residuals of right arm burn, and left knee disability have been granted. The Veteran's right arm burn is considered direct service connection.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, has been reopened. The evidence submitted is new and material as it relates to the unestablished facts necessary to substantiate the claim.,The Veteran's claim of asthma was not reopened because no new and material evidence was received.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right foot disorder has been reopened. Evidence from private doctors suggests that the condition may have started during service, but VA treatment records do not support this.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for a right knee disorder and right hip disorder are remanded due to insufficient evidence.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right hip disorder is also remanded.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, and has remanded his claims for service connection for left knee disability, right knee disability, right ankle disability, and left ankle disability.

The Veteran's right knee disability is granted a 20 percent evaluation for instability, denied an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for limitation of extension prior to May 18, 2023, and granted a separate 20 percent evaluation for meniscal symptoms. A TDIU is granted beginning May 18, 2023.

The Board has denied the Veteran's applications to reopen his previously denied claims for service connection for low back and bilateral knee disabilities, finding that new and material evidence was not received.

The Veteran's combined ratings for left and right knee disabilities have been granted, with a 30 percent rating prior to August 29, 2013, and a 40 percent rating from that date. The claims of service connection for right hand, wrist, and shoulder disabilities are remanded.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals regarding his service-connected bilateral pes planus, low back disability, left knee disability, and right knee disability as he withdrew his appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been withdrawn. The remaining issues, including those related to the left hand and right knee disabilities, are being remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for increased ratings for cervical spine sprain with intervertebral disc syndrome and right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome with arthritis due to the passage of time since the last VA examinations, which are necessary to assess current severity.

The Board has determined that additional evidence was submitted after the appeal was transferred to the Board and a waiver of RO review was sought. The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for tinnitus is remanded as no SSOC addressing this issue has been issued.

The Board has determined that further development is needed for the Veteran's claims of service connection and entitlement to a compensable disability rating. Specifically, additional audiometric testing results are required, as well as medical opinions regarding the etiology of his sleep apnea and right knee condition.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of a left knee disorder is being remanded due to the need to obtain missing medical records and conduct an examination.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his left knee patellofemoral syndrome and right knee degenerative joint disease have been denied as the evidence does not support a rating in excess of 10 percent.

The Veteran's right knee disability is currently rated at 50 percent from October 22, 2019. The appeal for a higher rating remains pending and the case is remanded.