Knee Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims for entitlement to service connection for a right knee disability and an earlier effective date for TDIU due to insufficient evidence in the record.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for DDD of the cervical spine, arthritis of the left knee, and arthritis of the right knee as secondary to his service-connected left tibia injury.

The Veteran's right knee disability, including instability and dislocated semilunar cartilage, is rated at 20 percent since July 27, 2020. The right shoulder disability is rated at 20 percent effective the same day.,A separate 10 percent rating for right knee instability was granted from July 30, 2008 to July 26, 2020.

The Veteran's left knee disability, which was previously rated at 10 percent prior to October 20, 2010 and then increased to 30 percent from December 1, 2011, is denied as the evidence does not support a higher rating.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a cervical spine disorder, headache disability, right knee disorder, and right hip disorder. The case is remanded to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Board has decided that the claims for service connection for right knee disability, left knee disability, hypertension, and herpes need to be reconsidered based on new evidence provided by VA.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings of his right and left knee disabilities have been denied. Separate disability ratings of 10 percent each have been granted for limitation of extension in both knees.

The Board has remanded several issues for further development, including a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of an acquired psychiatric disability (including PTSD), as well as service connection for right shoulder and left shoulder disabilities. The Veteran's claims for sleep apnea and hypertension are also being remanded.

The Veteran's right knee meniscal tear with history of patellectomy is rated at 20 percent since January 9, 2016. A separate 10 percent rating for instability and a 10 percent rating for a painful scar are also granted.

The Veteran's appeals for compensable ratings for right and left knee limitations of extension have been denied.,The Veteran's appeals for a rating in excess of 10 percent for her right and left lower shin splint conditions with patellofemoral syndrome have also been denied.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right knee condition, finding that there is no evidence of a nexus between his in-service injury and his current condition. The Board also found that the condition did not manifest within a year of separation from active duty.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and has remanded his service connection claims for bilateral knee disorders.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a left knee disorder, hypertension, and migraines has been granted. The decision also remanded several other issues.

The Board has granted service connection for a right shoulder disability manifested by instability, to include residuals of Latarjet procedure. The claims for left knee injury, right eye twitch, and left ring finger numbness or injury have been denied.

Your claims for service connection have been granted, but the case is dismissed as your claims are no longer in dispute.

The Board has dismissed all service connection claims for degenerative joint disease of various body parts due to the death of the appellant.

The Board has remanded the claims for lumbar spine disability, bilateral knee disabilities, and upper respiratory disability due to exposure to smoke and chemicals during service. The Veteran's contentions are that these conditions were caused or aggravated by his military service.

The Veteran is granted increased ratings for his left knee disability, including a 30 percent rating for limitation of flexion and a 40 percent rating for limitation of extension prior to February 11, 2016. He also receives a 60 percent rating for status post total left knee replacement from April 1, 2017 to February 20, 2018.,The Veteran is denied increased ratings in excess of 60 percent for his total left knee replacement and prior to January 8, 2019 and a rating in excess of 10 percent thereafter for his left knee scars. He also receives TDIU from February 1, 2020.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right leg disorder, including residuals of a lipoma, radiculopathy, and right knee disability. The evidence did not support a finding that any of these conditions began during service or were related to an in-service injury.

The Board has granted service connection for left and right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, finding that the Veteran's symptoms began in service and have continued since.