Knee Board decisions

The Board has granted readjudication of the claim for service connection for a back disability due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran. The claims for bilateral knee disabilities, bilateral flat feet, and obstructive sleep apnea are remanded as VA examinations are needed.

The Veteran's right elbow strain has been granted a 10 percent evaluation effective June 17, 2015. Service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and restless legs syndrome have also been established.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for a lumbar spine condition and left knee condition, to include as secondary to a back disability are remanded due to the need for additional medical examination.

Service connection for a left knee disorder is denied.,Service connection for acquired allergies, including eczema, urticaria, rash, and hives, is remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened and granted for a left knee condition, right knee condition, degenerative changes in the thoracolumbar spine, and left shoulder condition.,Service connection is also denied for a right little toe condition.

The Veteran's right knee condition is currently rated as 10 percent disabling, and the Board has remanded the issue of rating her left knee condition. The appeal is not about service connection.

The Veteran's instability of the left knee is rated at 30 percent, and his degenerative arthritis and status post left medial meniscectomy are both rated at 10 percent. The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the requisite schedular percentages for entitlement to a TDIU.

The Board dismissed all issues of service connection and evaluation for various conditions due to the Veteran's death.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete information from a previous VA examination regarding the Veteran's right knee flare-ups and their impact on range of motion.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for status post arthroscopic partial lateral meniscectomy of the left knee and a higher initial rating in excess of 30 percent for residuals of left knee partial meniscectomy (extension) associated with status post arthroscopic partial lateral meniscectomy left knee. The remand is due to the need for additional medical examination.

The Board has granted service connection for left and right knee disabilities, finding that the Veteran's current bilateral knee degenerative arthritis is related to his active duty service.,Service connection was also granted for hepatitis C, but the Board found no evidence of a nexus between the condition and service.

The Board denied increased disability ratings for posttraumatic osteoarthritis of the left knee, right knee, and left elbow. The Veteran's wrist condition did not meet the criteria for a rating.

The Veteran's service connection claims for various disabilities, including back disability, right and left lower extremity radiculopathy, Parkinson's disease, sleep disorder, sinus disability, nocturia, altered gait, right ear growth, left knee strain, gynecomastia, inguinal hernia, priapism, bilateral pulmonary embolism, parotid neoplasms, and hepatitis C have been denied. The Board found no evidence of service connection or secondary service connection for these conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected bilateral knee disabilities, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 10 percent.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development to address service connection and rating issues related to COPD, low back disorder, left knee strain, and left knee instability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, right and left knee chondromalacia, and related disabilities. The issues include reopening the claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, seeking earlier effective dates for right and left knee chondromalacia, rating adjustments for these conditions, and a TDIU determination prior to December 5, 2012.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for left ear hearing loss, low back disability, left knee tendonitis, and traumatic arthritis of bilateral big toes due to incomplete examination reports and lack of range of motion testing.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate prior examinations, and a new examination is required to assess the current severity of the Veteran's right knee strain with arthritis with limitation of flexion.

The Board has determined that additional VA examinations are needed to assess the current severity of the Veteran's knee, back, ankle sprain, cluster headaches, and bilateral hearing loss disabilities. The examinations will help determine if the Veteran's service-connected conditions have worsened since his last evaluations.

The Board has found the Veteran's lay reports describing his right knee condition and associated functional impairment to be credible. The case is being remanded for further development, including obtaining an addendum opinion from the July 2021 examiner.