Knee Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus and a right knee condition, as well as his TDIU claim, were all denied by the Board. The denial is based on insufficient evidence to establish service connection or entitlement to TDIU.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development and examination. The Veteran's tension headaches are not considered to be prostrating, thus denying a compensable rating. Service connection is remanded for right knee, right shoulder, right ankle, and left wrist disabilities. An initial compensable rating for nasal polyps is also remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral flat feet, right and left ankle disabilities, and a left knee disability due to service connection. The issues are related to whether these conditions were aggravated by service or if they pre-existed service.

The Veteran's claims for an initial compensable disability rating for central centrigual scarring alopecia and service connection for a left knee disorder are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and consideration of new evidence.

The Veteran's lumbar spine condition is granted a 40% rating, and his right knee conditions are denied increased ratings. Service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae (skin disability) is remanded.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left knee disability, and right knee disability as the evidence did not show a current disability or link to military service.

The Board has remanded the claims for increased ratings for patellofemoral pain syndrome of the right knee and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) due to incomplete VA examinations.

Your right knee condition, including torn meniscus status post repair with osteoarthritis, was granted service connection in a June 28, 2019 rating decision. However, your appeal for this issue is dismissed as moot because the claim has already been granted.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for a sleep disorder, to include sleep apnea, and bilateral knee disorder due to insufficient medical opinions addressing the etiology of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions due to missing records and incomplete information. The Veteran is asked to provide details about his treatment during service, including any epidural injections and sleep studies.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for right knee meniscal tear was granted with an effective date of March 15, 2018. The Board found that the Veteran had previously submitted a claim in September 2008 and provided relevant service records to reconsider the case.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right knee and left foot disabilities, finding that there is no clear and unmistakable evidence of a pre-existing condition in either knee. The Board also found insufficient medical evidence to establish a link between current disabilities and military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for skin cancer, bilateral knee arthritis, and right kidney removal due to VA radiation treatment. The issues include obtaining additional medical records from private facilities and conducting further examinations of the Veteran’s knees and kidneys.

The Veteran was granted a TDIU on an extraschedular basis for the period from January 19, 2005 to August 10, 2012 due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board dismissed the appeals for effective dates earlier than January 26, 2015 for PTSD, TMJ syndrome, and tinnitus. The Veteran's bilateral foot disability and bilateral knee disability were granted service connection.

The Veteran's left knee arthralgia and degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine have been rated based on their current manifestations.,The Veteran is entitled to a separate rating for slight instability of his left knee, but not an increased rating for his service-connected left knee disability.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's right knee disorders pre-existed service or were aggravated by it. The case is now pending for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's right knee total arthroplasty with a surgical scar was reduced from 60 percent to 30 percent, but the reduction is void ab initio due to procedural errors. The Board has restored the original 60 percent rating.

The Board has remanded several issues for further development, including a new VA examination to assess the Veteran's left index finger laceration scar residuals and chemical burn scars. The low back disability issue is also linked with other service-connected disabilities, requiring further review.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for left foot, right knee, and left knee disabilities have been reopened. The Board has determined that new evidence received since the final August 2011 and August 2009 rating decisions relates to unestablished facts necessary to substantiate these claims.