Knee Board decisions

The Veteran was granted a TDIU from December 16, 2008 to May 4, 2016 due to service-connected disabilities that rendered him unable to maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Board has denied service connection for a thoracolumbar spine disability, claimed as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right knee disability. The case is remanded for further examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's left knee and bilateral hip disabilities, both of which are also claimed as secondary to his service-connected right knee disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right knee, left knee, right ankle, and left ankle disabilities due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to her military service.

The Board has granted service connection for major depressive disorder, right-hand and left-hand peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities, and bilateral pes planus. The claims for right knee disability, left knee disability, diabetes mellitus, right lower extremity neuropathy, and left lower extremity neuropathy are denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VA examination and lack of substantial compliance with previous remand directives. The Veteran's right knee disorder is being reviewed again for proper consideration.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, finding that his service-connected conditions did not prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's right knee instability is currently rated at 10 percent, and the Board has determined that a higher rating is not warranted based on the evidence provided.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and missing private treatment records, as well as changes in VA rating criteria.

The Veteran's claim for diabetes mellitus, type II is denied. The right knee and left knee disability claims are remanded due to insufficient evidence. The hypertension claim is also remanded.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, left wrist disability, and right wrist disability due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient development of evidence and a need for an updated VA examination.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus. The issues of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, right knee disability, low back disability, and left ankle disability are remanded.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection of various conditions due to the appellant's death.

The Board denied service connection for the right below the knee amputation (BKA) and denied entitlement to special monthly compensation (SMC) based on need for aid and attendance or housebound status due to non-service-connected conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development and failure to notify the Veteran in accordance with 38 C.F.R. § 3.159(e). The Veteran is asked to submit or authorize VA to obtain all non-VA treatment records relating to his right knee disability, including those from Dr. T.C., Covington Bone and Joint, and Andalusia Health Physical Therapy. A new VA medical opinion is needed for the severity of the Veteran's right knee disability prior to October 16, 2019.

The Veteran's increased ratings claims for left and right knee patellofemoral syndromes were denied as the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating.

The Veteran's lumbar and cervical spine disorders are granted as service connected.,The Veteran's tinnitus, right knee disorder, and left knee disorder claims are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, depression, bipolar disorder, and other specified disorder was granted. The claims for bilateral hearing loss, drug abuse, left hip disability, right knee disability, and right foot pes planus were dismissed or remanded as appropriate.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left ankle and left knee disabilities, finding no evidence to support a causal relationship between these conditions and her active duty. The claim for acquired psychiatric disability (PTSD) is remanded.

The Veteran's left knee disability is granted as secondary to her service-connected back and lower extremity disabilities. Her bilateral hearing loss claim is denied. The lumbar spine disability rating is increased to 40 percent, effective July 28, 2020. The right knee disability ratings are remanded for further review.