Knee Board decisions

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to ratings in excess of 10 percent prior to March 18, 2019, and 30 percent thereafter for a left knee disorder due to inconsistencies in examination reports.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and denied a compensable disability rating for hypertension. Several issues related to increased ratings were remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for revision of a March 1998 rating decision based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE) that assigned an initial noncompensable rating for his right knee condition.

The Board granted service connection for left and right knee disabilities, finding that they were aggravated by active service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and chronic fatigue syndrome, as there was no evidence of a current disability meeting the regulatory threshold for VA purposes. The claims for lumbosacral strain, left hip strain, right hip strain, left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, and right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome were remanded.

The appeal was dismissed for procedural defects under the Appeals Modernization Act (AMA) appellate review system.

The Veteran's earlier effective date for service-connected migraine headaches was granted to September 15, 2021. The Board denied a higher rating for migraines and knee limitations.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased disability evaluations for right and left knee retropatellar pain syndrome with osteoarthritis and chondromalacia, as the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board remands the claims for a scar status post vasectomy, right knee injury resulting in total replacement, and left shoulder injury due to inadequate medical opinions regarding their etiology.

The Board denied various claims for increased ratings and effective dates, including those related to knee conditions, instability, nephrolithiasis, PTSD, and TDIU.

The Board granted the direct payment of attorney fees for service connection and increased evaluation of OSA with asthma, but denied it for other conditions.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to increased ratings and earlier effective dates for the service-connected right knee disabilities due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board denied service connection for a right knee condition, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted service connection for a left knee scar and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, right great toe ingrown toenail, left forearm scar, pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB), left shoulder disability, and epistaxis. The remaining issues were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a right knee disability and a cervical spine disability to correct duty to assist errors that occurred prior to the March 2021 AOJ rating decision.

The Veteran was granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD prior to October 11, 2018, but denied higher ratings for his knee and spine conditions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disorders, including knee and lumbar spine conditions, due to inadequate medical opinions that fail to adequately separate out symptoms related to service-connected disabilities from nonservice-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including right ear hearing loss, right knee disorder, tinnitus, and others, as the evidence did not support a finding of chronicity or etiology related to military service.

The Board remands the claims for further development and to correct pre-decisional errors in the duty to assist.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right knee disability, finding that the evidence did not support a causal relationship between the Veteran's right knee condition and his military service or any service-connected disabilities.