Knee Board decisions

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left shoulder and right knee disabilities to obtain additional medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and cervical strain, denied earlier effective dates for left knee strain, right knee strain with arthritis, and hepatitis B, and denied a higher rating for hepatitis B. The appeal of duty-to-assist errors was dismissed.

The Board remands the claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates for back, knee, and radiculopathy disabilities as well as obstructive sleep apnea due to a need for new VA examinations.

The Board denied service connection for a left knee disability, right knee disability, and traumatic brain injury (TBI) as the evidence did not establish a nexus between these conditions and the Veteran's active service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including left and right ankle, knee, and PTSD, to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including a cervical spine condition, low back condition, left knee condition, right knee condition, right ankle condition, right hip condition, urinary frequency, and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to obtain additional evidence.

The Board must remand the case for further development due to missing records and inadequate examination reports.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a headache disability, sleep disability, and left and right knee disabilities to schedule VA examinations.

The Board denied the appeal for entitlement to service connection for a right knee disorder, finding that there was no evidence linking the Veteran's current right knee arthritis to his active service.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining addendum nexus opinions and verifying reported stressor events.

The Board remands the claims for additional development, specifically to obtain retrospective VA medical opinions and address the ameliorative effects of medication.

The Board remands the veteran's claims for increased ratings of bilateral knee disabilities due to a lack of compliance with previous remand directives.

The Board remands the matter of entitlement to service connection for a left knee disorder due to an insufficient medical opinion addressing the Veteran's contentions.

The Board granted a 100 percent rating for the Veteran's right knee total knee replacement from November 1, 2023, through June 26, 2024, and a 60 percent rating from June 27, 2024, onwards.

The Board remands the claims for an increased disability evaluation for right knee instability, limitation of flexion, and limitation of extension to obtain a new VA examination that complies with prior remand directives.

The Board denied service connection for a right knee disability and a left knee disability, to include as secondary to a right knee disability.

The Board granted an initial increased 20 percent rating for right knee instability prior to May 9, 2018, and denied higher ratings for the other issues.

The appeal for service connection for right knee osteoarthritis was dismissed as there is no decision upon which to base an appeal.

The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder (MDD) and denied an increased disability rating in excess of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for residuals of right knee meniscectomy with synovial cyst, painful motion.