Knee Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his left and right knee disabilities due to insufficient evidence of current functional impairment.

The Board denied service connection for dizziness, headache disability, and right knee disability. The Veteran's claim for dizziness was denied due to lack of a current diagnosis or functional impairment associated with the condition. For headaches, there is no evidence of a chronic disease in service or post-service. Regarding the right knee, the Board found that the Veteran did not have a chronic disease shown in service and could not establish continuity of symptomatology since service.,The decision also noted that the Veteran's claim for hypertension was pending before the AOJ.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinion and the need for additional records. The Veteran's left knee disorder is being reviewed again with a new examination.

The Board denied service connection for right and left knee disabilities, finding no evidence of in-service injury or treatment related to the current conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to June 10, 2011. The Board determined that the criteria for a TDIU were not met.

Service connection is granted for a right shoulder disability.,Service connection is denied for bilateral hand, wrists, hip, knee, elbow, ankle, and foot disabilities.,Service connection is denied for lumbar spine and cervical spine disabilities.

The Veteran's right knee and elbow conditions have been rated, with the right knee receiving a 30% rating since March 1, 2014. The right elbow has received various ratings over time, including initial grants of 20%, but no higher, from November 9, 2016 to October 30, 2019 and a compensable rating thereafter.

Service connection for headaches and bilateral upper extremity paresthesia has been granted.,The claim for diffuse musculoskeletal pain is being remanded.

The Veteran's right knee disorder was rated at 10 percent from December 29, 2016. The Board denied a higher rating as the evidence did not support a disability rating in excess of this level.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral knee degenerative joint disease and TDIU prior to September 29, 2018 due to incomplete VA records.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection of a bilateral knee disability due to the death of the appellant.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for left knee disability, right knee disability, and hypertension due to a lack of evidence showing an in-service injury or disease that caused these conditions.

The Veteran's sciatica of the left lower extremity is rated at 20 percent, but the Board finds that it does not warrant a higher rating due to moderate symptoms.,The Veteran's left knee scar is currently rated as noncompensable (0 percent), and the Board finds no basis for a compensable rating.

The appeal has been dismissed due to the death of the appellant, and no further action can be taken on this matter.

The Board has remanded the claims for chronic low back strain, chronic nerve condition, left hip disorder, right hip disorder, left knee disorder, and right knee disorder due to a duty to assist error. The Veteran is presumed to have incurred these conditions during his verified ACDUTRA service.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for his bilateral knee disabilities were denied. The left knee and right knee disabilities are rated based on their current manifestations, with separate ratings assigned for semilunar cartilage dysfunction.

The Board denied service connection for a right-hand skin condition, right and left lower extremity varicose veins, chronic fatigue syndrome, sleep apnea, right knee degenerative arthritis, left knee degenerative arthritis, and lumbosacral strain.,There is no evidence of current diagnoses or symptoms related to these conditions.

The Board has denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and remanded the right knee condition claim due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's service-connected left knee DJD has been manifested by painful limitation of motion with x-ray confirmed DJD without recurrent subluxation, instability, or ankylosis. The range of motion is no worse than 0 degrees extension to 90 degrees flexion even taking into account functional impairment during flare-ups or due to repetitive use.

The Veteran's right knee disability was rated as 10 percent disabling prior to April 24, 2017 and from June 1, 2018. The left knee disability was rated as 30 percent disabling prior to August 7, 2018 and from October 1, 2019 to February 6, 2020 and from April 1, 2020.,The Veteran's right knee disability is now rated at 100 percent due to total knee replacement surgeries. The left knee disability remains at 30 percent.