Knee Board decisions

The Veteran's appeals for service connection were withdrawn and dismissed. The appeal regarding a rating in excess of 20 percent for lumbosacral strain with degenerative joint and disc disease is remanded.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, an acquired psychiatric disorder (anxiety), right shoulder disorder, left shoulder disorder, back disorder, left knee disorder, and right knee disorder. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to his active duty service.

The Board has remanded the claims of increased ratings for lumbar spine disability, right and left knee disabilities, and associated radiculopathy due to inadequate examination findings and unclear onset dates.

The Board has granted service connection for right knee disability, left knee disability, and bilateral hearing loss. The case is remanded for additional development regarding the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining an adequate VA examination to clarify the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected right leg shin splints and any other symptoms associated with the disability. The examiner is asked to provide opinions on whether the Veteran's right knee PFS is related to service or her service-connected right leg shin splints.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment prior to December 30, 2019.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for low back, left knee, and right knee disabilities due to inadequate consideration of lay statements and new medical opinions.

The Veteran's left knee arthritis is being remanded for a new VA examination to assess the severity of his disability.

The Board dismissed all service connection claims due to the appellant's request for withdrawal of the appeal.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a right knee disorder and right rotator cuff injury due to incomplete records. Further development is needed to confirm if there are any outstanding service treatment records, particularly those from Travis Air Force Base related to the Veteran's complaints of right knee pain in 1967.

The Veteran's service connection for recurrent abdominoplasty residuals is granted. The Board also remanded the issues of rating PTSD, low back musculotendinous strain, left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, and left ankle strain residuals.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for migraine headaches and a left knee disability have been dismissed as the Veteran opted his legacy appeal into the Appeals Modernization Act (AMA) review system.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including headaches and a left knee disability, precluded him from securing or following substantially gainful employment from April 1, 2011, to January 19, 2012. The Board granted TDIU during this period.

The Board has restored a separate 10 percent rating for residuals of left knee medial meniscectomy under Diagnostic Code 5259, effective September 28, 2015. The Veteran's appeal is also remanded to obtain new VA examinations and implement the award of a separate 10 percent rating for limitation of flexion.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of consideration of favorable medical evidence regarding the Veteran's pain with prolonged sitting, and for an examination to assess his ability to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including acute intermittent porphyria with iron deficiency anemia, somatization disorder, left and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, left knee instability, left knee chondromalacia patella, and right knee chondromalacia patella, have at least as likely as not prevented him from engaging in substantially gainful employment since 13 December 2011. The Board granted an effective date of 13 December 2011 for the TDIU.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee condition is at least as likely as not caused by and/or aggravated by his service-connected left knee condition, thus granting service connection for this secondary condition.

The Board has restored the Veteran's right knee disability rating from 10 percent to 20 percent effective October 30, 2017.

The Veteran's left and right knee disabilities have been granted service connection.,Service connection for a heart disability has not been established.

The petition to reopen the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied. The Veteran's left index finger disability, erectile dysfunction, right knee disability, irritable bowel syndrome, hypertension, lumbar myositis, and left knee patellar tendonitis (post-AACL repair) are all remanded for further review.