Knee Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his right arm condition, bilateral knee pain, and bilateral foot pain.

The Veteran's left and right knee disabilities have been granted increased ratings based on the severity of his symptoms, with specific limitations in flexion and extension.,The Veteran's bilateral knee instability has also been rated separately.

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The rating for PTSD was not granted, and the claims for left foot neuropathy, right foot neuropathy, left knee arthroplasty and rheumatoid arthritis, and right knee arthritis were also denied.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for his right and left knee disabilities, finding that the evidence supports a link between these conditions and his active military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied, and the reduction of his hepatitis B rating from 20% to 0% was upheld. Service connection was not established for diabetes, left knee arthritis, hypertension, or obstructive sleep apnea. Bilateral hearing loss was granted.

The Board has granted the appellant's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including cervical strain, elbow and knee conditions, radiculopathy of upper and lower extremities, thoracolumbar strain, and GERD. The effective date is set at September 13, 2023.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between the claimed disabilities and active service. The Appellant's neck condition, anxiety and depression are also being reviewed in light of a potential nexus with her chronic pain.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right knee disability, finding that it was aggravated by service. The evidence is in equipoise as to whether the preexisting condition worsened during service.

The Veteran's attempts to appeal the January 14, 2020 rating decision were not timely filed and dismissed.

The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's left-knee condition, finding that there is no evidence of a chronic knee condition in service and that the current condition is more likely post-service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection and accrued benefits due to procedural issues, as the appeals were not within the modernized review system.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for specially adapted housing (SAH) or special home adaptation (SHA) grant due to his respiratory disability, which is presumed by the PACT Act. The Board found that the Veteran does not have a permanent and total disability resulting in anatomical loss of use of both hands, burns, or residuals of an inhalational injury.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for left knee disability was denied. The current effective date remains unchanged at the time of this decision.

The appeal of the proposed reduction in PTSD rating from 70% to 50%, and for service connection claims related to various joints and diabetes mellitus type II, has been dismissed due to procedural issues. The Veteran withdrew his appeals.

The Veteran's appeal regarding the evaluation rating of his left total knee arthroplasty was dismissed due to a procedural defect in submitting both a Notice of Disagreement and a Supplemental Claim concurrently.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a recurrent right knee disability, including tendinitis, patellofemoral crepitus syndrome, and patellar subluxation is being remanded due to the need for additional verification of his Marine Corps Reserve service and associated medical records.

The Veteran's appeal of the claim for a temporary total disability rating for surgical or other treatment necessitating convalescence for his service-connected left knee disability has been withdrawn by his attorney.

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection and a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD were denied.,An effective date prior to September 21, 2023, for the award of a 70% disability rating for PTSD was not granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for revision or reversal of final rating decisions denying service connection for a left knee disability and reopening an application to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for a left knee disability, finding no clear and unmistakable error.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for left and right knee status post total knee replacements due to potential secondary effects from service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder and traumatic brain injury.