Knee Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for left knee disabilities due to inadequate examination results and inextricability with his TDIU claim.

The Board has remanded the cases due to the need for additional development and examination of the Veteran's right knee disability, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination. The TDIU claim is also being remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the increased rating claim.

The Board has remanded the claims of entitlement to extraschedular evaluations for left knee disabilities due to ongoing issues and new evidence.

The Veteran's GERD is rated at 10 percent, but the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted based on his symptoms.,For service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, diabetes mellitus, and lumbar spine degenerative arthritis, additional development is needed as remanded by the Board.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right knee disabilities due to missing or unavailable VA treatment records and Army Reserve service records.

The Veteran's appeal involves increased ratings for various knee, ankle, and foot disabilities. The Board has determined that new examinations are necessary to evaluate the current severity of these conditions under the revised rating criteria.

The Board has decided to remand the cases of a right knee disability and a cervical spine disability for additional development.

The Board has granted service connection for a left foot disability and remanded the issues of service connection for left knee and back disabilities. The Veteran's left foot disability is found to be related to his military service, but the VA examiners have not provided opinions on whether his left knee and back disabilities are secondary to his left foot disability.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left knee disabilities should be remanded due to incomplete records, lack of a VA examination, and need for further development.

The Veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from December 30, 2015 due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete employment history and unclear functional impairment caused by service-connected disabilities. The Veteran's TDIU claim will be further developed with a new VA Form 21-8940, and an addendum from a VA Vocational Rehabilitation Specialist is needed.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, lumbar spine disability, left shoulder and right shoulder disabilities, degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine, bilateral shoulders, knees, left hand, and wrist, right knee, left knee, left hand wrist degenerative joint disease, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction, preclude substantially gainful employment from June 17, 2008. Therefore, a TDIU is granted for this period.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his left and right knee disabilities have been denied, except for a separate 20 percent rating granted for the right knee meniscal tear from April 4, 2020.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board has granted entitlement to Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) effective March 29, 2012. The CAD issue was dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal for this condition.

The Board has remanded the issues of increased ratings for lumbar spine degenerative disc disease and left knee arthritis due to additional development being needed.

The Board dismissed the appeals as to whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen the issues of service connection for left knee and right knee disorders due to the Veteran's death.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for low back and left knee disabilities due to incomplete VA treatment records and the need for new examinations.

Service connection for a right knee disability is granted. A 10 percent rating is granted for the left posterior scalp scar from January 11, 2018 to April 30, 2020. Since April 30, 2020, a rating in excess of 10 percent for this left posterior scalp scar is denied. The cervical spine disability issue is remanded.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral knee disability and back disability, finding that his conditions are due to repeated impact from parachute jumps during active duty.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination findings and further development is needed.