Knee Board decisions

The Board has dismissed the claims of service connection for a right hip disorder and a right knee disorder as they have been fully granted in a July 2022 rating decision.

The Board has decided that a VA examination is needed to determine the nature and etiology of any bilateral knee disability, as the Veteran did not report for his scheduled examination.

The Board has granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability. The remaining issues of service connection for cervical, left knee, right knee, and heart conditions are remanded.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his service-connected low back and left knee disabilities are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for further examination and evaluation due to concerns about the severity of the Veteran's service-connected lumbar strain, left knee patellofemoral syndrome, and right knee patellofemoral syndrome.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection of right and left knee disabilities due to new and material evidence. However, these claims are still pending as they have been remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claims for an increased rating for his right knee disability and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination to address pain on range of motion testing and functional loss.

The Board has granted service connection for a bilateral knee disability and has remanded the issue of service connection for residuals of a broken rib.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for thrombocytopenia was granted in June 2020. The Veteran's migraine headaches were caused by exposure to jet fuel as well as his service-connected thrombocytopenia. A 10 percent disability rating for right knee painful scar from April 25, 2014, forward is granted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection has been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The claims for GERD, IBS, bladder disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, and psychiatric disability are all remanded for further development.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for a right knee condition and TDIU based on service-connected disabilities due to insufficient evidence regarding the nature and etiology of his claimed right knee condition. The case is being returned for further development, including scheduling a VA examination.

The Board has granted service connection for right knee arthritis and arthralgia, finding that the Veteran's current disability originated in service. Service connection was also granted for left tibia fracture residuals but is being remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied an extraschedular rating for the lumbar spine disability prior to April 28, 2015 and granted a TDIU from February 1, 2010 onwards. The decision also noted that the Veteran's combined rating was at or above 70% throughout the appeal period.

The Veteran's left knee instability is granted a rating of 30 percent and no higher, effective July 25, 2023. The right knee osteoarthritis and Osgood-Schlatter's disease are denied any increase in rating.

The Veteran's right knee arthritis and instability are granted at a 20 percent rating effective February 2, 2023. The right knee instability was previously rated as 10 percent prior to this date.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating than 20 percent for left knee disability with surgical removal of osteochondroma and left proximal fibula instability, and 10 percent for left knee meniscus tear with surgical removal of osteochondroma, left proximal fibula, and 10 percent for left knee degenerative arthritis with meniscal tear, residuals of osteochondroma removal.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for back, left knee, and right knee disabilities due to insufficient evidence in previous examinations. The Veteran served in Vietnam during combat.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to new evidence added by VA. The Veteran was not given an opportunity to waive RO review of this new evidence, so the case must be returned to the RO for consideration.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left knee disability, finding that it is at least as likely as not caused by injuries sustained during military service. The decision also acknowledges secondary service connection due to pre-existing right and lumbar spine disabilities.

The Veteran's bilateral knee disabilities are being remanded for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected conditions. His TDIU claim is also being remanded due to its inextricability with the knee claims.