Knee Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims for further development due to inadequate medical opinions and non-compliance with previous remand directives.

The Board has remanded the case due to inconsistencies in the previous decision and the need for a new VA examination.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for right knee, neck, and back disorders due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran's private treatment records indicate current right knee symptoms but no specific diagnosis or opinion regarding etiology. The case is pending further examination.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for a left knee disorder, finding that it did not initially manifest during or within one year of discharge from service and is related to aging and overuse rather than service or a service-connected disability.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VA examinations and new evidence received since the last Supplement Statement of the Case (SSOC). The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his right knee chondromalacia is now pending.

The Board has remanded the issue of service connection for a right knee disorder, as it is secondary to service-connected right ankle and bilateral foot disabilities. The Veteran's left foot fasciitis and post calcaneal spurs of the right foot have been rated appropriately prior to March 5, 2019.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including lumbar spine degenerative disc disease and spondylosis, left ankle degenerative joint disease, tinnitus, tender scars, inter-trochanteric fracture of the right hip, radiculopathy involving sciatic nerve on the left, and right knee strain, have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment. The Board finds that his disabilities are sufficiently disabling to meet the criteria for TDIU.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his degenerative arthritis of the right knee is remanded due to lack of evidence showing flexion limited to 30 degrees or extension limited to 10 degrees, even in consideration of functional loss.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for the right knee arthritis disability from August 22, 2007 was denied. The Board found that the service-connected right knee arthritis disability manifested as arthritis with no evidence of compensable limitation of flexion or extension.

The Board denied service connection for a right knee disability and bilateral hip arthritis, finding no evidence of secondary service connection due to the Veteran's service-connected left knee disability. The claim was not reopened as new and material evidence had not been submitted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a bilateral knee condition, finding that there was no evidence to support a nexus between his current knee disability and his active service.

The Veteran's appeal for a right ankle disability is dismissed. The appeals for increased ratings of his right knee and upper respiratory disabilities, as well as service connection for lower extremity and kidney stones disabilities are all remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased evaluations and TDIU due to new evidence showing worsening of his service-connected low back disabilities and left knee chondromalacia with meniscal repair and residual scars. The VA will schedule the Veteran for examinations, obtain additional records, and provide a full review of the case.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and back condition due to additional development being necessary.,Service connection is denied for cervical condition, left knee condition, right knee condition, heavy metal poisoning due to Gulf War (including renal involvement), and back condition.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's claims, including service connection for right ear hearing loss, left knee and right knee disabilities, cervical spine degenerative disc disease, hypertension, and TDIU. The reasons include the need for additional VA examinations and treatment records.

The petition to reopen the previously denied claim for service connection for a left knee disability is denied.,The petition to reopen the previously denied claim for service connection for a left shoulder disability is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for right knee disability and remanded the left knee disability due to insufficient evidence in the October 2019 VA opinion.

The Board has granted service connection for left knee arthritis, right knee arthritis, and lumbosacral spine arthritis. The claim of entitlement to service connection for asbestosis is remanded.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his left knee disabilities are being remanded to allow for further development and assessment of the severity of his conditions.

The Veteran's claims for an increased rating for her left knee disability and TDIU prior to July 24, 2019 are being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination.