Knee Board decisions

The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for right and left knee Osgood-Schlatter's disease based on instability from April 9, 2019. The decision is subject to the laws and regulations governing the award of monetary benefits.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for bilateral pes planus, a back disability secondary to bilateral pes planus, right knee disability, and left knee disability (secondary to right knee) due to irregularities in scheduling examinations.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to new evidence being added to his case.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for left elbow degenerative joint disease, a higher rating for his left knee disability, and an earlier effective date for his service connection. The claims are being returned to the RO for further development.

The Board has granted service connection for left knee strain with osteoarthritis. The issues of service connection for a left hip disability, right hip disability, and back disability are remanded.

The Veteran's claim for a rating greater than 10 percent for right carpal tunnel syndrome is remanded due to the addition of new VA treatment records. The TDIU claim remains pending and will be readjudicated after all evidence has been considered.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for patellofemoral syndrome of the right knee was granted, with a separate 10 percent rating assigned for painful flexion. The existing 10 percent rating under DC 5257 is maintained.

The Veteran's left knee disability, including a meniscal tear and instability, was granted a 20% rating prior to June 25, 2018. A separate 20% rating for left knee instability is also granted during this period.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for right knee and lower back disorders, as they are related to a left total knee replacement with arthritis. The VA will need to provide new medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to inadequate medical opinions and failure to consider the Veteran's lay contentions regarding the onset of his right knee disability.

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for a bilateral knee disability due to inadequate medical opinions and missing treatment records. The Veteran's lay contentions regarding continuous knee pain since service are not addressed in the VA medical opinions.

The Board dismissed the claim for an earlier effective date for a separate 20 percent rating for right knee impairment under Diagnostic Code 5258 as it is not permissible to appeal such decisions.

The Board has granted service connection for right and left knee degenerative arthritis, but the claim of service connection for deep sweats is remanded due to inadequate medical examination.

A higher rating of 30 percent for left knee disability manifesting in favorable ankylosis prior to April 1, 2011 is granted. A rating in excess of 40 percent for left knee disability from April 1, 2011 onward is denied. Entitlement to a TDIU on extra-schedular basis effective March 20, 2006 is granted.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left knee disability and entitlement to an increased rating for a cervical spine disability due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Veteran's left knee disability is currently rated as 10 percent disabling for limitation of motion and 30 percent disabling for instability from November 8, 2021. The Board has remanded the issues related to instability prior to that date.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to February 3, 2019, finding that he was capable of securing and following substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is not related to his military service.,The Veteran's left hip disability pre-existed service and was not aggravated by service.

The Veteran's right knee, right hip, left hip, and bilateral foot conditions are granted as secondary to his service-connected low back condition and sciatic and femoral radiculopathy of the left lower extremity.,A 20 percent disability rating for left lower extremity femoral radiculopathy is granted from September 19, 2021.

The Veteran's asthma is presumed to be related to his exposure to fine particulate matter while serving in the Southwest Asia theater of operations. The Board finds that a remand is required for further examination and opinion regarding service connection for sleep apnea and arthritis.