Knee Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for neck injury residuals, headaches, and back disorder have been granted. The claims for right foot toes, right knee disorder, and left knee disorder remain denied.

The Veteran's TDIU claim prior to February 1, 2021 was denied as she did not meet the criteria for a schedular TDIU rating and there is no evidence of unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's left knee disability, characterized by limitation of flexion due to status post traumatic arthritis with a postoperative period of proximal tibial osteotomy, is rated at 10 percent from October 27, 2014 to March 7, 2017.

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings and TDIU is being remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Board has remanded the case due to failure to apply new musculoskeletal rating criteria and assess whether a separate rating is warranted for a meniscal condition.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further examination and medical opinions regarding his back disability, right knee disability, and right hip disability. The issues of entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for lumbosacral spondylosis (back disability), service connection for a right knee disability as secondary to the back disability, and service connection for a right hip disability as secondary to the back disability are all remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for OSA, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, low back disabilities (including degenerative arthritis, IVDS, and osteoarthritis of the lumbar spine with radiculopathy), right knee DJD, and left knee DJD. The appeal is remanded for further development regarding kidney stones.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for right knee disability and Bell's palsy were granted, while the application to reopen a claim of service connection for Bell's palsy was remanded. The Board found new and material evidence related to her right knee disability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right knee disability, GERD, and dysphagia due to incomplete development of the record.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee and low back disabilities have been remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Board has remanded the case for a new VA medical opinion to determine if the Veteran's right knee disability is related to service, including his in-service motorcycle accident and injury.

The Board has dismissed the service connection claims for various conditions due to the death of the appellant.

The Board has remanded multiple issues for further development due to incomplete or contradictory examination reports. The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings are pending.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right knee disability, finding that it began during his active duty and has continued since.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on need for aid and attendance, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU), due to service-connected disabilities prior to January 22, 2019. The issues are being remanded for further development including obtaining additional medical opinions.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for new VA examinations and consideration of his increased severity claims. The issues include ratings for chronic sinusitis, rhinitis, sleep apnea, lumbar strain and discogenic disease, lower extremity radiculopathy, left knee meniscectomy residuals with degenerative joint disease (DJD), left knee instability, and TDIU.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to inadequate compliance with previous remand instructions.

The Veteran's left knee subluxation is granted a disability rating of 20 percent prior to February 25, 2019. The Veteran's residuals of left calf with knee tendonitis/tendinosis are denied as the evidence does not support an increased rating.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee disability did not begin during service, was not shown to have manifested within one year of separation from service, and is not otherwise related to his military service. The most probative evidence does not support a finding in favor of service connection for his current right knee disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right knee disability, bronchitis (due to herbicide exposure), and bilateral arm skin disorder (due to herbicide exposure) as there was no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his military service.