Knee Board decisions

The Veteran's right knee disability, including arthritis and a meniscal tear, is currently rated at 20 percent. A separate rating of 10 percent for limited extension of the right knee has been granted.

The Board has remanded several service connection claims for the Veteran, including those related to left knee, ankle, leg, and shoulder disabilities. The decision also mentions a respiratory disability claim based on in-service asbestos exposure and an eye disability claim involving bilateral cataracts and right eye pin-hole surgery.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The issues of entitlement to service connection for asthma, right knee disability, and left knee disability are remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for right and left knee disabilities due to insufficient information in the VA examination report. The examiner is asked to provide an updated opinion considering the Veteran's lay statements and buddy statement.

The Veteran's TBI, headaches, intervertebral disc disease of the lumbar spine, right knee strain, tinnitus, left wrist sprain, right wrist sprain, radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, and radiculopathy of the right lower extremity have led to a TDIU being granted. The Veteran's service-connected disabilities significantly impair his ability to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has found that the Veteran's heart disorder, left shoulder disorder, back disorder, and left knee disorder are not related to his military service or secondary to his service-connected left hallux valgus. The case is being remanded for additional medical opinions regarding these issues.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and thus his claim for TDIU is denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including hypertension, multiple orthopedic conditions, glaucoma, tinnitus, and anxiety with insomnia, have not rendered her unemployable since she retired from the Army in April 2013.

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

The Board has granted a 100 percent rating for bipolar I disorder effective April 28, 2012. The Veteran's service-connected bipolar disorder results in total occupational and social impairment.

The appeal for higher staged disability ratings for the service-connected left ankle prior to 2007, extension of temporary total benefit for convalescence beyond August 1, 2010, and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities is remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee, right knee, and back conditions due to a lack of VA examinations.

The Board has remanded the cases of service connection for a right leg/knee disorder and hearing loss due to inadequate opinions from the June 2019 VA examiner. Additional evidence is needed, including treatment records and an addendum opinion addressing the etiology of the Veteran's disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection for his back, ankle, right knee, and left knee disabilities are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the severity of his lumbar spine disability, the relationship between his ankle and knee disabilities and his active duty service, and whether his bilateral pes planus or back disability aggravates his knee disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings of his service-connected lumbar spine degenerative disc disease, left knee osteoarthritis, and right knee osteoarthritis were denied. Separate 10% ratings were granted for slight subluxation and instability in both knees.

The Veteran's service-connected post-total arthroplasty (TKA) right knee disability has been rated at 30 percent since October 2, 2014. The Board finds that the current rating adequately reflects the severity of his condition.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the receipt of additional evidence. The Board will review this new evidence and consider its impact on his service connection claims.

The Board denied service connection for a hip condition and bilateral knee disability, finding that the evidence did not support a relationship between these conditions and service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for left knee disability and TDIU due to inadequate examination findings in previous decisions.

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