Knee Board decisions

The Board has denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for his TDIU, as the claim was not perfected due to failure to submit a VA Form 9 within the required timeframe. The effective date remains July 17, 2015.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevent him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board has granted his TDIU claim effective June 10, 2009.

The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence added since the last Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC). The Veteran was asked to waive consideration of this additional evidence by the AOJ, and he did so. The claim for service connection for a left knee disability is now being reviewed again.

The Board denied the claims for service connection of left knee, right knee, and back disabilities due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for scars of the right knee and left thigh, service connection for bilateral hearing loss, sinusitis, and recurring ear infections. The case is remanded to obtain additional medical opinions regarding these issues.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and records. The claim for left knee disorder is reopened, but further evidence is needed to establish a link between his current conditions and service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for migraines, left knee patellofemoral syndrome, and right knee patellofemoral syndrome are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for right and left knee disabilities, as well as a right ankle disability, all secondary to service-connected bilateral heel calcaneal stress fractures. The VA is instructed to provide an advisory medical opinion regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's claims, including service connection for various disabilities and a TDIU claim. The reasons for the remand include scheduling of VA examinations and addressing functional impairment.

The Veteran's tinnitus has been granted service connection.,Service connection for the right foot disability is remanded due to inadequate VA examination and opinion.,Service connection for the left knee condition is remanded due to inadequate VA examination and opinion.,Service connection for the right knee condition is remanded due to inadequate VA examination and opinion.,Service connection for the foot fungus/skin condition is remanded due to inadequate VA examination and opinion.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is remanded due to inadequate VA examination and opinion.,Service connection for lung condition (to include pneumonia and/or bronchitis) is remanded due to inadequate VA examination and opinion.

The Veteran's service-connected neck, back, and knee disorders have resulted in a need for regular aid and attendance of another person. The Board has granted SMC based on the need for aid and attendance.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for right and left knee disorders due to an inadequate VA medical opinion in a previous decision.

The Board denied service connection for a left knee disability, finding that the Veteran's lay reports of an in-service injury were not credible and there was no evidence of such an injury in his service records.

The Veteran's tinnitus and right knee disability are granted as service connected.

The Board has remanded the claims for chondromalacia of the left and right knees due to insufficient reasoning in an earlier opinion regarding flare-ups.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation, granting entitlement to TDIU. The issues of service connection for left knee and right ankle disabilities are remanded due to inadequate medical opinions.

The case is being remanded for additional development to address the severity and manifestations of the Veteran's right knee and right ankle traumatic arthritis, including any additional functional impairment during flare-ups and after repeated use over time. The examiner will also determine if these disabilities played a role in the Veteran's fall risk problems.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for a neck condition, low back and left knee conditions due to insufficient medical opinions addressing the Veteran's lay testimony regarding in-service onset and continuity of symptoms.

The Board has remanded the claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected left knee disability due to inadequate examination findings. A new VA examination is needed to assess the current severity of the Veteran's condition.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations.,The Veteran is also having his right shoulder and left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome evaluated as they have not been examined in over a year.