Knee Board decisions

The Veteran's left knee disability, post-left knee replacement, is rated at 60 percent for the period prior to April 30, 2012 and from June 1, 2013 onwards.

The Board has granted service connection for right knee patellofemoral syndrome with suprapatellar bursitis and degenerative joint disease, left knee patellofemoral syndrome with degenerative joint disease, and bilateral plantar fasciitis. The effective date of the grant of service connection for uterine fibroids and ovarian cysts is set at November 4, 2004.,The Veteran's claims were initially denied in July 2005 but were reopened due to new evidence submitted by her in October 2005. The effective date was then adjusted based on the earliest date of claim.

The Board has denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD and has remanded her claims for increased ratings for right and left knee disabilities.

The Veteran's right hip disability was granted a 10% rating prior to April 16, 2019 and a 30% rating effective from that date. The Veteran's right knee disability received a 30% rating effective from April 16, 2019.,The Veteran's cervical spine disability was granted a 30% rating effective from April 16, 2019.

The Board has ordered a new VA examination for the Veteran's left and right knee disabilities due to inadequate findings in the previous examination. The issues of increased ratings for limitation of flexion and instability are being remanded.

The petition to reopen a previously denied claim for service connection for a right knee condition is granted. The appeals for an effective date prior to March 29, 2012 for the assignment of separate evaluations for left lower extremity radiculopathy and painful and tender scar of the left foot are dismissed. The appeals for service connection for a left knee condition, superficial nonlinear scar of the left foot, and lumbar stenosis with spondylolisthesis at L5-S1 are remanded.

The Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral foot and knee disabilities are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling VA examinations.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU related to his left knee disability are being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various joint disorders, including ankle, knee, and shoulder conditions. The issues are being returned to the RO for further development of the record.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of traumatic brain injury, bilateral Achilles tendonitis, and erectile dysfunction have been dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal request. The remaining issues were adjudicated and decisions were made on them.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's left knee condition and its relationship to service. The Veteran is seeking service connection for a left knee condition, but an additional examination is needed to determine if he has such a condition and whether it is related to his military service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right knee disability, and a VA examination is needed.

The Board has granted the reopening of the claim for service connection for a left knee disability and remanded the issues of service connection for right ankle and left ankle disabilities.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional action, including obtaining updated medical records and scheduling VA examinations. The issues of service connection for various conditions are being addressed.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment, thus the Board has granted TDIU.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for DDD of the lumbar spine, bilateral hip disabilities, right knee disability, and left knee disability have all been denied. The Board found that there was insufficient evidence to establish an in-service incurrence or a nexus between these conditions and active duty service.

The Board denied the appellant's request for an earlier effective date of June 12, 2014 for the award of DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 due to her failure to file a claim based on service connection for the cause of death.

The Veteran's initial evaluations for diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the right and left feet prior to October 26, 2016 were denied. Beginning October 26, 2016, his evaluations were increased to 40 percent.,Service connection for a back disability, left knee disability, and right knee disability is remanded.

The Veteran's claims for left knee and lung conditions were reopened, but service connection was denied. The rating for hypertension was also denied. Other issues related to PTSD, COPD, and TDIU are remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for a right knee scar, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to his in-service injury during combat.