Knee Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, finding that his conditions do not prevent him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has denied service connection for a right knee disability and granted service connection for left knee strain. The denial is based on the absence of evidence showing arthritis or other chronic conditions in service, and no direct link to service.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate examination for the left knee condition, and a new VA examination is required.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient reasoning and lack of adequate medical opinions. The issues include sleep apnea, diabetes, and a right knee condition all secondary to his service-connected left knee disabilities.

The Board has determined that a remand is required due to the need for an adequate medical opinion regarding the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a left knee disability.

The Board denied an increased rating greater than 10 percent for service-connected right knee degenerative joint disease, and referred the issue to the Compensation & Pension Service for extraschedular consideration.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VA examinations, and a new examination is needed to assess the current severity of the Veteran's right knee disability.

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection. The appeals for other conditions and issues were dismissed due to withdrawal of appeal.

The Veteran's cervical spine disability is rated at 20 percent, effective as of the date of this decision. The right knee disability remains rated at 10 percent.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings of his service-connected left knee and right knee disabilities, as well as a higher rating for his left shoulder disability, are being remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to outstanding VA and private treatment records, as well as for VA examinations. The Veteran was not contacted by the RO to reschedule her previously scheduled VA examinations.

The Board dismissed all appeals regarding the Veteran's service connection claims for various disabilities, including bilateral hand disability, knee disability, foot disability, hearing loss, and emphysema due to the death of the Veteran.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 10 percent for left knee degenerative arthritis and entitlement to TDIU due to unresolved issues regarding his service-connected disability, specifically neurological manifestations related to his left leg.

The Board denied service connection for right hip and right knee disabilities, finding that the evidence did not support a link between these conditions and military service or a service-connected condition.

The Board denied service connection for OSA, finding that the evidence did not support a direct link to active duty service or secondary to any service-connected conditions. The Veteran's weight gain and obesity were also found not to be caused by his bilateral knee disability.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate nexus opinion regarding the Veteran's right knee disability. The case is now pending for further examination and a new opinion.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left shoulder pain/strain and right knee disability, including as secondary to a service-connected condition. The claim of service connection for hydradenitis is remanded due to new evidence being added during the appeal period.,Service connection was not granted for the Veteran’s claimed conditions because the preponderance of the evidence did not support that these disabilities began in or are related to his military service.

The Board has dismissed the issues of propriety of reducing the Veteran's 10% ratings for right and left knee strains as these reductions were not final decisions.

The Veteran's claims for lumbosacral strain, cervical degenerative disc disease status post fusion, right upper and left upper extremity cervical radiculopathy, and bilateral knee osteoarthritis have been granted with effective dates of April 9, 2018.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine, left hip, right hip, left knee, and right knee. The VA opinion relied upon by the AOJ is inadequate due to a mischaracterization of the question on appeal.