Knee Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee and low back disorders, finding that additional opinions are needed to address the relationship between these conditions and his military service, as well as any aggravation by his service-connected right knee and ankle disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's increased rating claims for right knee instability and pain, finding that his disability did not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher schedular rating.

The Veteran's service-connected knee disabilities are preventing him from securing and following substantially gainful employment, with reasonable doubt resolved in his favor.

The Board has granted a temporary total rating for the Veteran's left knee surgery, but has remanded the issues of service connection for right hip disability and left knee disability.

The Veteran's back and bilateral knee disorders are granted as secondary to his service-connected bilateral foot disabilities. His bilateral pes planus is already at the maximum schedular rating.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left knee disability and remanded his claim for a rating increase for residuals of a left shoulder extrinsic muscle injury (group I). The case is now being returned to the Board for further development.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's right knee condition and its relation to service. A new examination is required.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to a lack of an updated VA examination. The right knee limitation of extension case is being remanded because an additional examination is needed, and the TDIU claim is being remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the right knee issue.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for increased ratings in excess of 20 percent for radiculopathy of the left lower extremity (femoral and sciatic nerves), left knee ligamentous strain, left knee lateral instability, and left knee ligamentous strain with limitation of extension.

The Board denied ratings in excess of 10 percent for the Veteran's left and right knee disorders, finding that his range of motion did not meet criteria for higher ratings based on limitation of flexion or extension.

The Veteran's right knee disability is currently rated at 10 percent, and the Board has remanded to determine if a higher rating is warranted.

The Board found that the Veteran's current left knee disorder and degenerative joint disease did not have its onset in service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claim for TDIU is remanded due to incomplete records and non-compliance with the Board's previous directives.

The Veteran's ratings for right and left knee disabilities were restored to 20 percent, effective September 1, 2017.

The Board has granted the Veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The appeal is remanded for further development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling VA examinations.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for an addendum VA examination and review of the Veteran's treatment records.

The Veteran's right knee condition, characterized by severe flare-ups resulting in limitation of extension, is now rated at 20 percent effective from the entire appeal period.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of adequate opinion regarding aggravation of left knee arthritis by service-connected right knee disability. A new medical opinion is needed.

The Veteran's dermatographism is rated at a maximum of 60 percent since December 23, 2019.,A separate rating of 10 percent for right knee instability throughout the initial claims period is granted.

The Veteran's right lower extremity radiculopathy is granted as secondary to his service-connected T12 compression fracture. The Veteran's left mandible fracture, chin and neck scar, status post T12 compression fracture, left sciatic nerve paralysis, right index finger shrapnel injury, right knee disorder, left knee disorder, bilateral toenail fungus, and bilateral hearing loss are all denied or granted with specific ratings.