Knee Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims for additional development and medical inquiry.,Increased ratings are sought for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, neuropathy in both lower extremities, and degenerative joint disease in both knees.

The Board has remanded the claims for medial tibia stress syndrome and seizure disorder due to incomplete development. The knee condition claim requires a new VA examination, while the seizure disorder claim needs information on the Veteran's service status.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VA orthopedic examinations and a need for retrospective medical opinions regarding the Veteran's right knee disability, including during flare-ups.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and review of the Veteran's right knee disabilities, specifically instability and meniscal tear, as well as his eligibility for TDIU. The combined rating for his right leg below his thigh is at the amputation level of 60 percent.

The Board has determined that the VA examinations provided were inadequate and requires additional examination to determine the current severity of the Veteran's right knee disability. The appeal is being remanded for this purpose.

The Board has granted the Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for a bilateral knee disability. Service connection for OSA and PTSD have been remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for specific phobia, left knee degenerative arthritis, and right knee degenerative arthritis are remanded due to the need for additional examinations.

The Board has granted service connection for a right knee meniscal tear with chondromalacia and a popliteal cyst, finding that the Veteran's symptoms began during his active duty in 2001 and are related to this period of service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral knee arthritis, finding that there is no evidence of a nexus between his current condition and his military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his right knee and ankle disabilities, as well as a TDIU claim due to service-connected disabilities prior to June 15, 2017. The issues are being remanded for further development and an adequate medical examination.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction is currently rated at 10 percent, and the issues of increased ratings for diffuse sensorimotor neuropathy in both upper extremities prior to September 24, 2019 are being remanded.,For the right and left upper extremity diffuse sensorimotor neuropathy prior to September 24, 2019, the Veteran is rated at 20 percent. The issues of increased ratings for diffuse sensorimotor neuropathy in both lower extremities prior to June 22, 2017 are being remanded.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee condition likely began during his military service and is related to an in-service injury, granting him service connection for this disability.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for lumbar degenerative disc disease, bilateral knee condition, bladder condition, and gastrointestinal disorder were dismissed as the issues were not appealed. The Board found that new and material evidence had been received to reopen these claims.

The Veteran was granted TDIU for the period from February 17, 2015 to January 28, 2019 due to service-connected disabilities of degenerative arthritis of the lumber spine, left hip condition with limited flexion, bilateral knee replacements, hypertension, ischemic cerebral vascular accident, left hip osteoarthritis with trochanteris pain and hearing loss. The effective date was set at February 17, 2015.

The Veteran's right knee disability is manifest by limitation of extension to 10 degrees, and the Board finds that a rating in excess of 10 percent for this condition is not warranted.

The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for an additional disability of the left knee due to VA treatment was denied because there is no evidence that the carelessness, negligence, or lack of proper skill on part of the VA caused his condition.

The Veteran's left knee disability has been rated based on the severity of his symptoms, with a 10% rating for limited flexion and a 20% rating for a torn medial meniscus since March 28, 2019. The extension issue is not applicable as it was resolved in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for heart condition, degenerative arthritis of the spine, left knee arthritis, and right knee arthritis due to inadequate medical opinions addressing continuity of symptomatology.

The Board denied service connection for a right knee disability, low back disability, and skin disability on the head and ears.,There is no evidence to support that any of these conditions were incurred or aggravated during active duty service.

The Board has remanded the TDIU claim due to non-compliance with previous directives and the Veteran's incarceration at a correctional facility. The AOJ is instructed to schedule VA examinations for the Veteran’s service-connected disabilities, tailored to his confinement.