Knee Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims for right knee disabilities due to insufficient examination findings regarding the ameliorative effects of medication on the Veteran's range of motion.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings due to his service-connected right knee, left knee, and cervical spine disabilities.

The Board has remanded the TDIU claim due to incomplete information from a private medical provider. Additional development is required.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased rating, service connection, and TDIU due to incomplete medical records and inadequate examination reports. The Veteran is seeking an increase in her right knee disability rating, service connection for a left knee disability secondary to her right knee condition, and consideration of TDIU.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a left knee disability is granted as the evidence shows that his current condition onset in service and has continued since then.

The Board has denied service connection for right knee, left knee, and left hip disabilities. Service connection was granted for limitation of motion of the right shoulder as secondary to a service-connected cervical spine disability.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and rating considerations due to inconsistencies in the previous decisions.

The Board has remanded the claims for further review due to a lack of compliance with Correia v. McDonald, 28 Vet. App. 158 (2016).

The Veteran's claims for higher ratings of his service-connected right and left knee disabilities have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a rating in excess of 10 percent for either knee.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's current right knee disability is related to his active service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for schizoaffective disorder is granted. The effective date of the increased rating for intervertebral disc disease with sciatic nerve involvement is set at November 21, 2012, when the Veteran filed her claim. The issue regarding an earlier effective date for the back disability remains pending and will be remanded.

The Veteran's left knee arthritis has been manifested by painful motion with flexion limited to no less than 70 degrees and extension limited to no greater than 10 degrees throughout the appeal period. The Board denied a higher rating as his disability picture does not meet the criteria for entitlement to ratings higher than 10 percent.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient examination reports and the need for a new opinion on whether the Veteran's service-connected musculoskeletal disabilities caused or aggravated his obesity, which in turn caused or aggravated his obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral knee conditions, finding that the Veteran's DJD did not manifest within a year of discharge and was not related to his in-service injury or disease.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for his right knee, right hip, left hip, right shoulder, and right elbow conditions. The evidence does not support a finding that any of these conditions were incurred or aggravated by active military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee disability, left index finger disability, and tinnitus due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Veteran's left knee post-TKR disability is rated at a maximum of 60 percent from April 28, 2014 to August 19, 2014. Ratings in excess of 30 percent prior to April 28, 2014 and from October 1, 2015 are denied.

The Veteran's service-connected degenerative joint disease of the thoracolumbar spine is granted a disability rating of 20 percent effective February 22, 2021. The other claims for increased ratings are denied.

The Board has denied service connection for a right knee disorder, back disorder, frostbite residuals of the hands and feet, and vertigo.,There is no indication that any of these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right knee disabilities, finding that his preexisting conditions clearly and unmistakably existed prior to service and were not aggravated by military service.