Knee Board decisions

The Board has remanded the cases due to a lack of compliance with previous remand directives regarding obtaining post-service VA treatment records. The Veteran's right shoulder, bilateral knees, and bilateral ankles conditions are being reviewed again for service connection.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for right shoulder, left shoulder, and left knee disabilities due to incomplete compliance with a previous remand directive. The VA examiner is instructed to consider the Veteran's lay statements regarding his in-service job as a mail clerk.

The Board has denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for the Veteran's left wrist disability. The issues of service connection for a left knee disability and bilateral hearing loss are remanded due to incomplete or insufficient examination reports.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his right and left knee disabilities were denied as they did not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 10 percent. The Veteran was also granted TDIU prior to June 19, 2019.

The Veteran's right knee strain, lumbar back strain, fibromyalgia, Raynaud's disease, and shoulder disabilities are all granted. The effective date for the grant of service connection for the lumbar back strain is set at August 1, 2007.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his left knee degenerative changes is being remanded due to failure to report for VA examinations and the need for another examination.

The Veteran's right knee disability, characterized by painful motion and degenerative arthritis with frequent episodes of 'locking' and pain, was rated at 20 percent prior to September 19, 2020. As of that date, the disability has been rated at 20 percent due to limitation of extension between 10 to 14 degrees.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete development and need for additional medical opinions.

The Veteran's service-connected knee disabilities were reduced, but the Board found that there was not sufficient evidence to support these reductions and ordered them to be remanded.

The Veteran's left knee disability was rated at 10 percent prior to June 26, 2017 for limitation of motion. From April 28, 2011 to June 26, 2017, a separate 10 percent rating was granted for left knee instability.,From April 28, 2011, an initial 10 percent rating was granted for right hip limitation of motion. Additionally, from the same date, a 10 percent rating was granted for right hip limitation of adduction.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to October 3, 2014. The Board denied entitlement to TDIU prior to that date.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for cervical spine DDD and cervical radiculopathy of the right arm, both secondary to his service-connected left knee disability.,The evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's current conditions were caused or aggravated by his active service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for left hip, low back, and left knee disabilities is remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the relationship between these conditions and his service-connected right hip disability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right elbow disorders, bilateral knee disorders, and a right shoulder disorder due to inadequate VA examination opinions. The claims are being returned for further development.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment for the entire appeal period prior to November 24, 2008. The Board has granted a TDIU beginning April 24, 2007.

The Board has granted a separate 20 percent rating for right knee instability, but denied a higher rating for right knee osteoarthritis.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the issue of service connection for degenerative joint disease of the right knee, to include as secondary to a service-connected left knee disability.

The Board has remanded the issues of entitlement to service connection for right knee, right ankle, left ankle, and right foot disorders due to inadequate compliance with previous remand directives.

The Veteran's lumbar spine degenerative disc disease and left knee arthroscopy claims were denied. However, a separate rating of 20 percent was granted for residuals of a torn meniscus of the left knee effective October 31, 2006.

The Veteran's right total knee replacement is granted with a 60% evaluation from May 1, 2014, through June 11, 2017. The claim for TDIU prior to June 12, 2017, is also granted.