Knee Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further examination and rating considerations due to the need for clarification of his knee disabilities, including inconsistencies in previous examinations.

The Veteran's left knee disability is rated at 60 percent from November 1, 2014 to January 28, 2016. The Board has remanded the issues of evaluating his service-connected left trigeminal nerve neuralgia and TDIU.

The Board has remanded the claims for further development due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's knee and foot disabilities. The Veteran is not entitled to service connection for his claimed knee and hip disabilities as there is no evidence that they are related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right and left knee disabilities are not related to service, either directly or secondary to a pre-existing condition. The claims for service connection have been denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for left hand and left knee conditions due to incomplete development of records, including SSA disability benefits records. The Veteran's left hand condition may be caused or aggravated by his right hand condition, but further examination is needed.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate opinions and incomplete development. The issues include right ankle, left knee, skin condition (Agent Orange exposure), and headaches.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeal for service connection of spinal stenosis and denied his claims for increased ratings for right knee disability and migraine headaches. The decision also noted that the Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding spinal stenosis.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions including right knee injury, heart disease, reflux, PTSD, diabetes type II, neck injury, and hypertension as there was no evidence of a current disability or a nexus to service.

The Board has granted service connection for left knee disorder, right knee disorder, and right shoulder disorder. The evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether these conditions had their onset during or are otherwise related to the Veteran's military service.

The Veteran's right knee traumatic arthritis resulted in limited extension to at most 35 degrees and limited flexion to at most 40 degrees. The Board denied the claims for increased ratings as her conditions did not meet the criteria for higher evaluations.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional examinations and medical opinions to determine if his current right, left knee disabilities and skin conditions are related to service.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left and right knee disabilities, finding that the evidence is in equipoise as to whether these conditions were incurred during service.

The Board granted an annual clothing allowance for the Veteran's right knee brace in the year 2018, finding that his use of the brace tended to wear out or tear his clothing due to its design and the Veteran's service-connected right knee strain.

The Veteran's left knee flexion, instability, and degenerative spine disease have been granted ratings. The Veteran has also been awarded TDIU.

The Veteran's claim to reopen entitlement to service connection for a low back disability has been granted. The issues of entitlement to service connection for various other conditions have also been remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left knee disorders due to a lack of compliance with previous remand directives regarding obtaining VA medical records from Biloxi, Mississippi between 1994 and 2004.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, thus denying his claim for TDIU.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate rationale in the VA opinions regarding service connection for various knee, foot, and shoulder disabilities. The Veteran's claims are now pending again.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left hip, right knee, and left knee disorders. The case is being remanded to obtain a new medical opinion regarding the cause of the Veteran's left shoulder disorder.,The Veteran was not granted service connection for his claimed hip, knee, or shoulder conditions as they are considered direct rather than secondary, presumptive, or aggravation claims.