Knee Board decisions

The Board has found that the Veteran's claims for service connection of various disabilities, including low back disability, right hip disability, left hip disability, right knee disability, and left knee disability, are remanded due to failure to provide adequate notice regarding scheduled VA examinations.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for service connection for left knee disability cannot be decided without an updated VA examination, and thus is remanded.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD) are granted service connection. However, his back disorder and bilateral knee disorder do not meet the criteria for service connection.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and bilateral knee disability have been denied. The claim for service connection for a lumbar spine disability is remanded.,Service connection has not been established for the Veteran’s claimed disabilities.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for clothing allowances for his back brace, right knee brace, and left knee brace for the 2013 calendar year, as well as for his back brace and left knee brace for the 2016 calendar year. The decision is based on the Veteran's service-connected disabilities causing wear and tear to his clothing.

The Board has granted service connection for right knee degenerative joint disease, chondromalacia, and right knee meniscus tear status post partial medial meniscectomy, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are etiologically related to his in-service symptoms.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, adjustment disorder, and major depressive disorder) and a right knee condition due to inadequate medical opinions and need for further development.

The Veteran's appeal for a compensable disability rating for his scar, right thigh and left knee status post cellulitis has been dismissed as he withdrew the appeal through his representative in September 2016.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral knee disorder, stress fractures, and low back disorder due to incomplete compliance with prior remand directives. The Veteran's service records will be reviewed, and a new examination is required.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee and right wrist conditions, finding that his preexisting conditions were not aggravated by service.

The Board denied service connection for a left knee disability as there was no probative evidence that the Veteran's left knee disability was proximately caused or aggravated by his service-connected left thigh disability.

The Veteran's right knee disability is rated at 20 percent for limitation of extension, and a separate 10 percent rating is granted for the left knee. The Veteran also receives ratings for severe recurrent subluxation and lateral instability, as well as meniscus disabilities with frequent episodes of 'locking,' pain, and effusion.,The effective date for TDIU has been set at January 1, 2001.

The Board has found that a further examination is required as the January 2020 VA medical examination partially contradicts the medical evidence of record. Specifically, the medical examination did not find any meniscal (semilunar cartilage) conditions or 'any other pertinent physical findings, complications, conditions, signs or symptoms' related to diagnosed bilateral patellofemoral syndrome.

The Board has ordered updated VA examinations of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his right knee status post total knee replacement. The case is being remanded due to inadequate compliance with previous instructions regarding this examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to lack of substantial compliance with previous directives and for a new opinion on the etiology of the right knee disability, including its relationship to service-connected left knee disability.

The Board denied service connection for a left knee disorder and a right knee disorder, finding that there is no evidence of an in-service injury or disease related to the current conditions.,There are diagnoses of bilateral meniscal tear and left patellofemoral syndrome, both diagnosed on July 6, 2016.

The Board denied service connection for lumbar spine, left hip, and right hip disabilities as secondary to a service-connected bilateral knee disability.,Service connection was granted for recurrent tinnitus disability.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left knee disabilities due to a lack of credible evidence linking his current conditions to his military service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and effective dates were denied. The Veteran was granted an effective date of April 22, 2011, for the award of service connection for right and left knee strain.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was dismissed as he withdrew the claim. The claims of service connection for sleep apnea, TMJ disorder, right shoulder disorder, left shoulder disorder, and right knee disorder are remanded.