Knee Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for right and left knee disabilities due to inadequate medical opinions. The TDIU claim prior to January 25, 2012 is also being remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the service connection claims.

The Board has remanded the issues of entitlement to increased ratings for lumbar spine DDD, left knee patellofemoral syndrome, right knee status-post ACL reconstruction, and right knee instability due to inadequate retrospective medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequacies in a previous VA examination, requiring a new examination to address the Veteran's subjective complaints and current manifestations of his right knee disability.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right knee disability and left knee disability, which is related to his service-connected right knee disability. The decision also remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for a right shoulder disability.

The Board denied service connection for a right knee disorder and a thoracolumbar spine (low back) disorder, finding that the Veteran's current conditions were not related to his military service.,For the period prior to November 19, 2018, the criteria for higher disability ratings for left knee instability and limitation of motion were also denied.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for right shoulder strain, right knee strain limitation of extension, right knee instability, and right knee meniscal condition have been granted. The Veteran is now receiving the maximum rating available under Diagnostic Code 5201 (right shoulder) and Diagnostic Codes 5260/5261 (right knee).

The Board has determined that further development is needed for the Veteran's claims of increased ratings for his service-connected low back strain and right knee patellar dislocation with chronic strain, as well as a rating in excess of 10 percent for limitation of right knee flexion. The remand includes obtaining new examinations to assess the current severity of these conditions.

The Board denied increased ratings for right knee and right ankle disabilities, as well as denied reopening of claims for service connection for right hip and left knee disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to July 13, 2016.

Your claims for service connection for a cervical spine disorder and a right knee disorder have been resolved in full. The RO has granted your claims, but the appeal is dismissed as there are no remaining issues to decide.

The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to service-connected asthma. The issues regarding left and right knee disabilities are remanded.

The Veteran's right knee disability is granted as service connected, and the case is remanded for a new VA examination to determine the current level of severity of his left knee disability.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been denied. The Board has granted the reopening of several claims, but denied others.

The Board has denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and remanded the claims of increased ratings for right and left knee tendonitis.

The Veteran has withdrawn their appeals for the issues of entitlement to service connection for right and left knee disabilities, as well as right and left ankle disabilities, and total disability individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including hepatitis C, right knee strain, and bilateral pes planus, have prevented him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has granted TDIU on an extraschedular basis due to the relative equipoise in evidence supporting his claim.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral knee disabilities are at least as likely as not related to her active duty service, and therefore grants her claims for service connection.

The Board has remanded the claims for higher ratings for service-connected left knee total replacement and right knee total arthroplasty, as well as separate rating for instability of the knees and TDIU. Additional medical opinions are needed to assess the severity of the Veteran's knee disabilities.

The Veteran's right knee osteoarthritis and right hip degenerative arthritis are rated at 30 percent each, with the right knee ligament instability rated at 10 percent. The claims for increased ratings are denied.

The Veteran's right knee osteoarthritis and instability are rated at 10 percent each, with no higher ratings granted.