Knee Board decisions

The Veteran's right knee medial-lateral instability is currently rated at 10 percent before March 15, 2018 and 20 percent thereafter. The claim for higher ratings is denied.,The Veteran's right knee DJD status post chondroplasty and meniscectomy is currently rated at 10 percent. The claim for a higher rating is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for right and left knee disabilities, including patellofemoral syndrome, finding that the conditions first manifested during service.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection for low back disability, right knee disability, and bilateral hearing loss as they are not related to active duty service.

The Veteran's claims for clothing allowances were denied as he does not have service-connected disabilities that warrant the use of qualifying knee braces or a wheelchair.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral pes planus, low back disability, bilateral ankle disability, left knee disability, and bronchitis. The decision also found that there was no clear and unmistakable error in the November 1985 and September 1987 rating decisions denying these conditions.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection were dismissed due to his death.

The Veteran's initial rating for left knee degenerative arthritis was denied, as his symptoms did not warrant a higher evaluation.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for back, right hip, left hip, right knee, and left knee disabilities due to incomplete compliance with previous remand directives.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left knee disability, finding that it is related to an in-service injury during ACDUTRA.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for reconsideration of the claim based on newly associated service department records submitted by the Veteran in December 2012, which included relevant STRs from March 1971.

The Veteran's left knee status post total knee replacement is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board finds no evidence to warrant a higher rating.

The Veteran's claims for higher ratings for his left and right knee disabilities based on limitation of flexion have been denied. The Board found that the preponderance of evidence did not support a finding of flexion to less than 30 degrees in either knee.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current left knee disability is not related to his service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's right knee disability, including his reported pain and stiffness. The claim will be reviewed again with further development.

The Veteran's right ankle disability is currently rated as 10 percent prior to March 11, 2019 and denied for a rating in excess of 10 percent from that date. The Board has also remanded the issues of service connection for her left knee, right knee, left hip, and right hip disabilities due to conflicting evidence regarding their etiology.

The Board has granted service connection for right and left hip disorders that are secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbosacral strain and bilateral knee disabilities. The issues of increased ratings for the Veteran's bilateral knee disabilities have been remanded.

The Veteran's right knee degenerative joint disease is rated at a separate 10% rating from February 21, 2019, until February 3, 2020. A higher rating for the disability is denied.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including chronic kidney disease, gastrointestinal disability, type II diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, left knee disability, right knee disability, vertigo, and hypothyroidism, all presumed to be related to exposure at Camp Lejeune. The claims were remanded for additional development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for left knee strain with Baker's cyst, finding that the minimum compensable rating most closely approximates her symptoms and average impairment.

The Board has granted service connection for a left knee disability and vertigo, finding that the Veteran's symptoms are related to his active service.,Service connection is also granted for vertigo, with the Board resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.