Knee Board decisions

The Veteran's right knee disability, including limited flexion and instability, is currently rated at 10 percent.

The Board has remanded the claim for a right knee disability due to insufficient evidence regarding its relationship to service. The Veteran's testimony and VA examination are considered, but there is uncertainty about the completeness of his service treatment records.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection and disability ratings has been dismissed due to his death.

The Board has decided to remand the issues of entitlement to evaluations for various service-connected disabilities due to the need for additional development, including new examinations.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination that complies with the requirements of Correia v. McDonald, 28 Vet. App. 158 (2016).

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including right foot, knee, back, stomach, and psychiatric conditions. The Board found that there was no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and active service.

The Board has remanded the cases due to inadequate examination and unclear findings regarding the Veteran's knee conditions.

The Board has remanded the claims for left knee and left hip disabilities, finding that further examination is needed to determine their etiology and whether they are related to service-connected right knee conditions. The claims will be delayed due to these additional examinations.

The Board denied service connection for left knee osteoarthritis and right knee disability, finding that the preponderance of evidence did not support a relationship to service.

The Veteran's TDIU claim for the period from August 15, 2013 to March 31, 2017 is granted due to his service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder and bilateral knee and shoulder conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for left shoulder, right wrist, lower back, and bilateral knee conditions due to incomplete medical records and inadequate examination reports. The AOJ is instructed to obtain relevant VA and private medical records and schedule the Veteran for an adequate VA examination.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims of service connection for right knee and right hand disabilities due to a lack of medical examination to determine their etiology.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus. The reduction in rating for diabetes mellitus from 40 to 20 percent, effective January 1, 2018, was proper. Service connection has been established for PTSD, diabetic nephropathy, peripheral neuropathies of the sciatic and femoral nerves, prostate cancer residuals, right knee disability, left knee disability, and service-connected conditions that have not resulted in a higher rating.

The Board has granted separate ratings for a right knee meniscal tear (20%) and right knee instability (10%), but denied an increased rating for right knee DJD.

The Veteran's right ear hearing loss and bilateral knee and ankle conditions are not service-connected.,The Veteran's respiratory condition, cervical spine condition, and erectile dysfunction may be related to his military service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his bilateral knee disabilities and degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine are being remanded due to inadequate examinations.,The Veteran's claim for an extraschedular rating for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine prior to April 28, 2015 is also being remanded.

The Veteran was previously able to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to June 1, 2010. From June 1, 2010, to August 12, 2018, the Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented her from obtaining or retaining substantially gainful employment.,From August 13, 2018, the TDIU rating is moot as she has a combined 100% schedular disability rating.

The Veteran's claims for higher initial disability ratings for his service-connected left shoulder strain, right knee sprain, and left ankle sprain are being remanded due to inadequate VA examination reports. The VA examinations did not include estimates of the functional impact of flare-ups.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VA opinions and the need for a new opinion on the etiology of the Veteran's left knee condition.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral knee conditions do not preclude him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment.