Knee Board decisions

The Veteran's TDIU claim is being remanded for consideration of extra-schedular criteria due to his service-connected right knee disabilities and employment history.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his left knee disability was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not show limitation of flexion to 15 degrees or worse, and therefore, a rating in excess of 20 percent is not warranted. A separate 10 percent rating for instability from July 12, 2016 to October 23, 2019 was granted.

The Board has remanded the case for further appellate proceedings due to errors in the earlier effective date determinations for Dependents’ Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits and Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted, with the exception of his right knee condition and left lower extremity neurological condition.,The Veteran has multiple conditions that were found to be related to service or secondary to other service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) because, despite having multiple service-connected disabilities, they do not collectively render him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for cervical spine, back, bilateral shoulder, bilateral knee, and bilateral hip disabilities, as well as service connection for migraines and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The claims are being returned to the RO for further development.

The Board has denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for the Veteran's left knee disability, but has remanded both the issue of entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent and the TDIU claim. The decision is pending further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left knee disorder, finding no in-service injury or disease and insufficient continuity of symptoms to establish chronic arthritis.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's claims for service connection, including tinnitus, left knee replacement, bilateral hearing loss, traumatic brain injury (TBI), back condition with radiculopathy, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The appeals are not about service connection at all.

The Board has granted initial ratings of 10 percent for service-connected left knee condition and right knee degenerative arthritis. The issue of increased rating for hypothyroidism is remanded due to inadequate examination.

The Board found that the Veteran's left knee instability had improved and was no longer disabling, thus reducing his rating from 10% to noncompensably disabling effective March 1, 2020.

The Veteran's claims for right wrist tendinitis, left wrist tendinitis, and right knee iliotibial band syndrome were granted with an effective date of February 22, 2018.

The Board has identified errors in the duty to assist and remands the cases for further development, including obtaining VA examinations.

The Board denied service connection for left foot/ankle, right foot/ankle, left knee, and low back disorders, finding that the current conditions are not related to any period of active duty or inactive duty training.

The Veteran's appeal seeking increased ratings for various conditions has been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew their appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's left and right knee disabilities, finding that the preponderance of evidence did not support a higher rating based on limited motion at any time during the appeal period.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee and lumbar spine disorders, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.,There is no medical evidence showing a link between the Veteran’s current diagnoses of arthritis of the left knee and lumbar spine disorder and his military service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate development of evidence, specifically a need for a new VA examination that addresses range of motion testing and flare-ups.

The Veteran's left and right knee conditions were denied service connection. A 10% rating was granted for the lumbar spine disability prior to March 24, 2020, but the claim for a higher rating since that date is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for another examination and opinion regarding the nature and severity of the Veteran's left knee disability, including any residual scars from his in-service arthroscopic procedure.