Knee Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection of a right knee disability due to inadequate examination and lack of relevant medical records. The Veteran's right knee injury in 2000 is acknowledged, but there are concerns about the reliability of his reports and the absence of contemporaneous medical evidence.

The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence added to the record after the last decision, and the effective date of the right knee meniscal disability rating needs to be reconsidered.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to the need for further development, including a review of his educational and employment history in light of his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from securing substantially gainful employment during the appeal period, and therefore his claim for a TDIU was denied.

The Board denied service connection for right and left knee disabilities, finding that the evidence did not support a link between these conditions and active service.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for further examination and evaluation of the Veteran's right and left knee strain, as the current VA examination did not comply with the requirements in Sharp v. Shulkin.

The Veteran's prostate cancer is granted service connection. Service connection for leukopenia and chronic neutropenia and left knee injury are remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome. The remaining issues of service connection for arthralgia, low back disability, esophageal disability, and cardiac disability are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.

The Board has decided that more information is needed about the specific dates of service to determine if the Veteran's knee issues are related to his military service. The case will be sent back for further investigation.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations for her bilateral knee conditions have been denied. The left knee has been rated at 10 percent since December 28, 2015, and the right knee has been rated at 10 percent since April 5, 2018.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and has remanded the remaining issues due to lack of medical evidence.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for service-connected status post left knee arthroplasty and for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected degenerative joint disease, right knee due to insufficient examination results.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for various knee, shoulder, lumbar spine, and cervical spine disorders due to in-service cold exposure. Additional medical evidence is needed to determine if these conditions are related to service.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral knee disabilities have rendered him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment, and the Board has granted an extraschedular TDIU for the entire period on appeal.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have not rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation, thus his claim for TDIU is denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee disorder is etiologically related to an injury during service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's appeal is denied as his bronchial asthma with obstructive sleep apnea does not warrant a rating in excess of 60 percent, and service connection for high blood pressure, left shoulder disorder, right shoulder disorder, left knee disorder, and right knee disorder cannot be established.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the death of the appellant, and no service connection issues were addressed.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have prevented him from securing and following substantially gainful employment for the period beginning December 25, 2007, to prior to June 12, 2018.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, effective March 5, 2010. The right knee osteoarthritis with a diffusely macerated meniscus and cartilage loss is now rated at 20 percent, also effective March 5, 2010.,The Veteran's right knee instability remains rated at 10 percent.