Knee Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral knee condition, finding that there was no evidence of onset in or relation to service and that it is not related to his service-connected lower back disability.

The Veteran's service connection claims for plantar fasciitis, right knee retropatellar pain syndrome, and left knee retropatellar pain syndrome have been granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of an MRI report from November 4, 2019. The claim will be returned for further development and consideration.

The Board has ordered a remand for another examination to assess the severity of the Veteran's bilateral knee disabilities, including osteoarthritis of the left knee and right knee degenerative joint disease. The remand also includes an assessment of instability in the right knee.

Service connection for a right knee disability is granted.,Service connection for a left hip disability is granted.,Service connection for a right hip disability is granted.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a left knee disability and an initial compensable rating for a left face scar due to incomplete development of records and need for additional medical opinions.

The appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is dismissed. The remaining issues of service connection for various shoulder, cervical spine, hip, knee, and ankle disabilities are remanded.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development, including providing a new VA examination and opinion to determine the etiology of the Veteran's lumbar spine disability and left knee disability.

The Board has denied service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, left knee disability, ischemic heart disease, lung disability, and sleep apnea. The temporary total disability rating for convalescence after left knee surgery is also denied as a matter of law. The Veteran's psychiatric disability is remanded for further development.

The Veteran's appeal for a TDIU was withdrawn. For the left knee, a rating in excess of 20 percent is not warranted from May 20, 2015 to November 7, 2018. For the right knee, a separate rating of 10 percent for recurrent subluxation or lateral instability is granted from November 7, 2018.

The Veteran's service connection for bilateral hearing loss is granted. For the initial rating period from August 11, 2016, a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for left knee DJD and instability is denied. TDIU for the period from December 20, 2011 to March 28, 2013 (excluding the period from November 28, 2012 to January 1, 2013 when the Veteran has a 100 percent (total) schedular rating) is granted.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to issues related to the potential ameliorative effects of his medications on his lumbar spine sprain with degenerative arthritis and left knee patellar tendonitis with degenerative arthritis.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's right knee disorder is caused or aggravated by his service-connected pes planus. Additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and providing a new VA opinion, is required.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for bilateral knee disability, bladder disorder, cervical spine disorder, and colitis. Additionally, the TDIU and CUE claims are also being remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining an addendum opinion or scheduling a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's right knee disability. The Veteran is presumed to have incurred the injury during combat in Vietnam.

The Veteran's claims for respiratory, sinus, diabetes, hypertension, sleep apnea, back, left knee, and right knee disabilities are being remanded due to insufficient evidence or lack of clear rationale in the previous VA examination. The claims for hearing loss and tinnitus are also being remanded.

The Board has remanded the cases due to inadequate rationale in VA examinations and outstanding VA treatment records. The Veteran's claims for service connection are pending.

The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings for hypertension and left knee arthritis status post arthroscopy was denied. The claim of service connection for a right shoulder disorder is denied.

The Board has dismissed all claims of service connection for various conditions as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected degenerative joint disease, left knee. The appeals are dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's vertigo and migraine headaches are granted as secondary to her service-connected right ear hearing loss. The Veteran's arthritis of the left wrist, right wrist, left hand, and lower extremities are remanded for further examination and opinion. Her Raynaud's syndromes and knee/ankle conditions are also remanded.