Knee Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of her right leg, bilateral knee, and thoracolumbar spine disorders. The VA is required to obtain a medical examination to determine if these conditions are related to service.

The Veteran has withdrawn her appeals for the issues of service connection for various upper and lower extremity conditions. The Board dismissed these appeals.

The Veteran's representative withdrew the appeals for reopening her claims of service connection for lower back, left knee, and right knee disorders.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's claims of service connection for lumbar degenerative disc disease, hypertension, and bilateral knee disability as these issues have been fully granted with effective dates.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability prior to August 10, 2020 due to insufficient evidence showing he was unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted a 50% rating prior to October 26, 2021, and denied for higher ratings. The right knee strain issue remains on appeal with the need for additional examination. Service connection for left knee strain is remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims for right knee disabilities and TDIU due to the Veteran not reporting to scheduled VA examinations. The matter will be further adjudicated after obtaining updated medical evidence.

The Board has remanded the claims for right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome with instability and generalized anxiety disorder due to new evidence indicating a worsening of these conditions. The TDIU claim is also remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the increased rating claims.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right knee disability and kidney stones, finding no evidence of direct service connection or any other valid theory.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining additional medical opinions and service treatment records.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for right knee disability and hemorrhoids, but has found that new evidence is insufficient to grant these claims. The claims are remanded for further development.

The Board has granted service connection for low back, left hip, right hip, and left knee disabilities. Service connection for a right foot disability separate from the already service-connected plantar fasciitis with flat feet is also granted.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating of hemorrhoids and service connection claims for OSA and right knee disability are remanded due to insufficient medical opinions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left knee patellofemoral syndrome were denied, with the effective date set at November 29, 2005.

The Board has granted service connection for right knee instability as secondary to a service-connected right knee disability. The claim for an effective date prior to July 26, 2017, for TDIU due to service-connected disabilities was denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for obstructive sleep apnea, erectile dysfunction, right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, and right knee disability due to additional evidentiary development.,The Veteran's service-connected joint pain disabilities may have contributed to his current sleep apnea and/or erectile dysfunction.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected right knee degenerative joint disease, left knee patellar tendonitis, and left knee patellar tendonitis, limited extension as the Veteran failed to report for scheduled VA examinations.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for right knee pain syndrome and right knee strain with painful motion prior to November 27, 2018, and for an initial rating in excess of 40 percent for right knee pain syndrome and right knee strain with painful motion after November 27, 2018.

The Board has dismissed the appeals as to all service connection claims due to the appellant's withdrawal of his appeal.

The Board denied service connection for connective tissue disability, arthritic disability (psoriatic arthritis), skin disability (psoriasis), and fibromyalgia as there was no credible evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service.