Knee Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence and a need for further examination. The Veteran's right hip arthritis and right knee arthritis are being reviewed, with consideration of whether they are related to service or aggravated by any service-connected conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to inadequate prior examinations and incomplete medical opinions. The Veteran is required to undergo a VA examination to provide retrospective medical opinions regarding her knee disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various hand, wrist, shoulder, and spine disorders have been denied as there is no evidence of in-service incurrence or a nexus to service.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for a disability rating greater than 20 percent for his left knee degenerative arthritis with history of medial meniscectomy due to extenuating circumstances such as the Veteran's recent stroke and inability to attend VA examinations.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for left and right knee disabilities due to a lack of an examination, despite the Veteran's lay statements about in-service knee pain.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's bilateral knee disability began in service or is related to service. Additional VA medical opinions are needed.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for various service connection and rating issues, including those related to sleep apnea, hypertension, hyperthyroidism, right knee patellofemoral syndrome, bilateral shin splints, right forearm condition (elbow limitation of flexion), right wrist sprain, migraine headaches, and sinusitis. The appeals were dismissed due to the Veteran's agreement with the RO's determinations on these issues.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions and need for further examination.

The Veteran's left knee disability, including the residuals of a previous meniscectomy, is currently rated at 10 percent for painful motion and limited extension. The Board found that this rating adequately reflects his symptoms without warranting a higher evaluation.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings of his right knee, left knee, and right hip disabilities due to inadequate examinations. The case will be returned for further evaluations.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left knee disability, including arthritis and as secondary to his service-connected right knee instability with degenerative joint disease. The evidence did not support a finding of in-service injury or manifestation of arthritis within one year following discharge.

The Veteran's initial claim for increased ratings was denied. The Board upheld the denial of higher initial ratings for various disabilities, including arthritis and sarcoid arthropathy.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to lack of substantial compliance with prior remand directives.

The Veteran's appeal for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for a right knee disability has been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Veteran's appeal was denied as his claims for service connection were not supported by evidence showing a direct link to service, and the Board found no current diagnoses or established continuity of symptoms.

The Board has found that further VA evaluations are needed for the Veteran's right hip and right knee disabilities due to unclear functional loss assessments in previous examinations. The TDIU claim is also remanded as it is intertwined with other claims.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection of a right foot condition and remanded it. The Veteran's bilateral knee condition is also remanded as it may be related to his right foot condition.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development of his VA treatment records.

The Veteran's right knee disability is rated at 10 percent for the period prior to March 28, 2016 and in excess of 10 percent thereafter. The lumbar spine disability is rated at 20 percent beginning March 28, 2016. PTSD symptoms are rated as total occupational and social impairment since March 26, 2016. OSA severity results in the use of a breathing assistance device but does not meet criteria for higher ratings.

The Veteran's right knee DJD with instability, pain, and frequent locking is granted a 20% rating from June 1, 2010 to January 30, 2017.