Knee Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left thumb disorder, right ankle disorder, and right knee disorder. The Board found that there was no evidence of a current disability or a link to active service.,Specifically, the Board determined that the Veteran did not have a current diagnosis of a right ankle disorder or functional impairment of the right ankle at any time during the appeal period.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings are remanded due to the need for additional examinations and evaluations.

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for a right knee disorder, including osteoarthritis as secondary to service-connected residuals of a left knee injury with degenerative changes due to issues related to obtaining a VA examination.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from obtaining and retaining substantially gainful employment, leading to a grant of TDIU.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and examination, including obtaining additional VA clinical records and scheduling an eye examination to determine the nature and etiology of any bilateral eye disability. The Veteran's PTSD rating is also being remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate opinion regarding whether the Veteran's left knee disability is caused or aggravated by his service-connected right knee arthritis.

The Veteran's right knee status post osteotomy was reduced from a 30% rating to a 20% rating, effective December 1, 2018. The Board has restored the 30% rating as there is no material improvement in the disability.

The Board denied a higher rating for the Veteran's right knee disability, but granted a separate 20 percent rating for his meniscal tear and a 10 percent rating for genu recurvatum from October 15, 2015 to February 20, 2020. The Veteran is not entitled to additional ratings under 38 C.F.R. § 3.324.

The Veteran's claims of increased ratings for hemorrhoids and right knee disability, as well as other service connection claims, are remanded due to the need for additional development.,Service connection claims for erectile dysfunction, sleep apnea, hypertension, and eye condition are also remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased evaluations and service connection for various conditions, including diabetes mellitus, right-knee disorder, left-knee disorder, lumbar-spine disorder, left-lower-extremity neurological disorder (sciatica), erectile dysfunction, and hypertension.

The Board denied service connection for left and right knee disabilities, finding no in-service injury or event that caused the current conditions.

The Veteran's low back disorder and right hip disorder were denied as not incurred or aggravated by service.,Both knees were evaluated for increased ratings, with the left knee initially rated at 10% prior to September 8, 2014, and at 20% thereafter. The right knee was also rated at 10%. Both knees are currently rated as 10%.

The Board has remanded the claims for further medical etiology opinions to determine if the Veteran's current right and left knee disabilities are related to service or service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates have been dismissed as freestanding claims, which are barred by law.,No specific rating or effective date has been assigned in this decision.

The Board has decided that additional development is needed for the veteran's claims of service connection for a left knee condition and secondary service connection for a back condition. The claims are being remanded to obtain medical records and provide an opinion on the etiology of the conditions.

The Board has remanded the claims for additional development due to inadequate VA opinions and a need to determine if the Veteran's symptoms constitute an undiagnosed illness or MUCMI. The Veteran also raised a secondary service connection theory for his esophageal condition.

The Board denied service connection for psychiatric disabilities other than PTSD, PTSD, left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, neck disability, and both knee disabilities due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.,Service connection was not granted as the Veteran did not have a current diagnosis of any of these conditions at the time of his claims.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for additional medical opinions regarding the Veteran's right knee disability and its relationship to his service-connected left knee disability.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for left shoulder, left knee, right knee, left hip, right hip, and cervical spine disabilities due to additional development being necessary.,Service connection is denied for GERD as there is no evidence of a current disability related to active service.

The Veteran's tinnitus and GERD are granted as service-connected.,The Veteran's left knee disability is remanded for further examination to determine if it is related to in-service events.