Knee Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including left shoulder strain, right and left knee instability, and cervical spine strain, rendered him unemployable from March 11, 2009 to December 29, 2010. The Board granted a TDIU for this period.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to inadequate medical examinations and conflicting evidence regarding certain conditions. The Veteran will be provided with new examinations for his service-connected neck, low back, bilateral knee, and bilateral ankle disorders.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings related to her right knee disabilities are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a new VA examination.

The Veteran's tinnitus is related to his service, and the Board has granted service connection for it. The cases of hearing loss, left knee disorder, and right knee disorder are remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has remanded the claims for a disability rating and TDIU due to inadequate VA examination reports from July 2007, February 2013, March 2015, and September 2018. The Veteran's right knee disability is being evaluated based on its current severity.

The Veteran's claim for service connection has been reopened, but the Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine if his conditions are related to military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's left knee disorder is related to service. The examiner was instructed to provide an addendum opinion addressing all pertinent evidence, including the Veteran's lay statements.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the Veteran's claims, including obtaining SSA records and scheduling VA examinations. The claims will be remanded to allow for these steps.

The Board has dismissed the appeal regarding migraine headaches. The Veteran's claim for service connection of left ear hearing loss disability is granted, but the issues of right and left knee disabilities are remanded.

The Board has remanded the service connection claim for a left knee disability due to incomplete development of private medical records from Dr. J. G.

The Veteran's claim for a 10 percent rating for allergic rhinitis was granted. Service connection claims for right foot and left foot Achilles tendon conditions, right knee disability, left hip disability, and OSA were all denied or remanded.

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings on his right hip disabilities, service connection for a low back disability, left knee disability, and specially adapted housing is being remanded due to the need for additional development.,Service connection for a kidney disability and a low back disability are also being remanded as there was insufficient medical opinion regarding their relationship to the Veteran's left hip disability.

The Board has remanded the cases for further action due to lack of recent VA treatment records. The appellant is asked to provide details about his VA treatment and obtain any missing records.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, PFB, left knee disability, right knee disability, sleep apnea, IBS, acid reflux disability, hemorrhoids, low back disability, left hip disability, right hip disability, pes planus, left foot disability, right foot disability, left ankle disability, and right ankle disability. The issues of service connection for these conditions are REMANDED.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for right ankle and right knee disabilities due to insufficient evidence in some areas. The Veteran is required to provide additional medical records, undergo examinations, and provide a nexus opinion regarding his claimed conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient examination and opinion regarding his right knee condition, left trigger finger, left wrist carpal tunnel syndrome, and left wrist conditions. The claims are being returned for further development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for higher and compensable ratings for his service-connected bilateral knees, fracture of the left hand, and chronic sinusitis due to a lack of recent VA examinations addressing current levels of impairment.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left and right knee disabilities are aggravated by his service-connected disabilities, thus granting service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's appeals for a higher rating on his right knee condition and service connection for left knee as secondary to the right knee condition are being remanded due to need for additional medical examination.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for an initial disability rating higher than 10 percent for a left knee disability due to incomplete records and further development is required.