Knee Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee disability, right knee disability, low back disability, bilateral pes planus, and bilateral foot cold injury have been granted. The cases are remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee disability, right knee disability, and residuals of left finger fracture due to outstanding VA treatment records.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a left shoulder disability is denied as there is no evidence of an in-service injury or disease related to the condition.,The Veteran's claim for increased rating for right knee instability from January 25, 2015 to June 29, 2021 is denied as his symptoms do not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran's service-connected right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome is currently rated at 10 percent, and the Board finds that this rating is not appropriate as there is no evidence of more than limited flexion.

The Veteran's left knee disability is granted as service connected. The right knee disability remains in dispute and requires further development.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims of service connection for left and right knee disabilities due to insufficient evidence in the record. The case is sent back for a new VA medical opinion.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left knee disorder (patellofemoral pain syndrome) and right shoulder disorder (shoulder impingement syndrome and rotator cuff tendonitis).

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further evaluation of his claims related to lumbosacral strain, left shoulder strain, and a urinary condition. His chondromalacia of the left knee remains at a 10 percent rating.

The Veteran's application to reopen the previously denied claim of service connection for a left knee disability is granted. The Board also addressed other claims and remanded them for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disability and left knee disability, as well as his TDIU claim prior to March 29, 2016, are being remanded due to the need for new VA addendum opinions applying the but-for causal standard for secondary service connection.,The Veteran's current thoracolumbar spine disorder and left knee disorder may be less severe if not for his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's initial increased rating claims for a back disability and right knee disability have been denied.,The Veteran's service connection claim for obstructive sleep apnea has been remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's appeal of his increased rating claims for his service-connected bilateral knee disabilities due to the need for a new examination.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral knee disorders, including as secondary to his service-connected multilevel spondylitis changes and/or left foot hallux rigidus. The issues are related to whether these conditions were incurred in or caused by his military service.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on unemployability due to service-connected disabilities prior to March 29, 2018. The issue of entitlement to a TDIU from March 29, 2018 was dismissed as moot.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to inadequate VA examination reports and failure to comply with previous remand instructions.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequacy of a previous VA examination, and ordered a new one.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to an error in docketing, and the Veteran's appeal is dismissed. The AOJ must issue a Statement of the Case (SOC) regarding whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for recurrent patellar dislocation, to include instability, right knee.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for further development and consideration due to newly associated VA medical evidence.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including migraine headaches and restless leg syndrome, have been granted. The remaining issues are remanded due to the need for additional examination and consideration of environmental exposures.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for left knee chondromalacia, finding that there was no current diagnosis of this condition and no evidence of its occurrence during service. The decision also noted that the Veteran had not presented any competent evidence demonstrating functional impairment affecting his earning capacity.