Knee Board decisions

The Veteran's service connection claim for pseudofolliculitis barbae is granted. Service connection for a bilateral knee condition, migraines, right eye injury, and left shoulder condition are denied. Service connection for a right shoulder condition is granted.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims for higher ratings and service connection are remanded to obtain additional medical opinions. The effective date of any grant is not addressed in this decision.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for left and right knee conditions due to a lack of evidence showing current disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities necessitate the need for regular aid and attendance, warranting special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance. The housebound criteria are dismissed as moot.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including erectile dysfunction, bilateral hearing loss, swelling of the face, bilateral knee disability, varicose veins, blood clots, and a back disability. The remand requires additional medical examinations and records review.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for right ankle, left ankle, right knee, and left knee disabilities due to outstanding VA treatment records from his previous residence in Florida.

The Board has denied service connection for right and left knee degenerative joint disease as the Veteran did not undergo an in-service event, injury or disease that caused his current conditions.

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for his left knee and right knee disabilities is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including VA examinations.,Specifically, a new VA examination is required to assess the severity of the Veteran's service-connected right and left knee disabilities, as well as instability of the right knee prior to December 21, 2015.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities. The Veteran needs to undergo more contemporaneous examinations to determine the current severity of his left knee, spine, shoulder, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and hypertension disabilities.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral knee disability, including arthritis. The decision is based on the Veteran's credible reports of chronic knee pain since his military service.

For the entire period on appeal, entitlement to a separate disability rating of 10 percent, but no higher, for right knee instability is granted.,Between February 28, 2014 and November 15, 2020, entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome with X-ray evidence of arthritis is denied.

The Board dismissed the appeal of the evaluations for the Veteran's right knee disability and service connection for hypertension due to the death of the appellant.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral shoulder, elbow, hand, knee, and ankle disabilities due to insufficient evidence regarding their onset in service or relationship to a service-connected condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's rehabilitation plan and vocational rehabilitation services need to be reviewed due to her request for a change in her long-term goal from obtaining an engineering degree to pursuing a medical doctorate. The discontinuance of her VR&E services was also challenged, and both issues are being remanded for further evaluation.

The Veteran's right and left knee disabilities are currently rated as 10 percent disabling. The Board has granted separate 10 percent ratings for both knees due to painful motion, but denied any rating in excess of 10 percent for limitation of flexion or instability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left and right knee disabilities are not related to his active duty service.,The Veteran's prostate cancer is remanded for further development regarding exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's current disabilities are related to service, and for further development of his rheumatoid arthritis claim.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased initial ratings for his right knee disabilities due to missing records and new VA treatment records that have not been considered.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee disability, right knee disability, and upper gastrointestinal disability (dysphagia) as secondary to his service-connected lumbar spine disability. The appeals are based on direct evidence of a nexus between the disabilities and service.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's right knee osteoarthritis is secondary to his service-connected left knee osteoarthritis.