Knee Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for a left knee disorder, diagnosed as left knee degenerative arthritis, based on the continuity of symptomatology since service.

The appeal for service connection for various disabilities was withdrawn, and an effective date of April 7, 2023, was granted for a 40 percent evaluation for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for a right hand condition, left knee condition, right knee condition, chest surgery, back/spine surgery, feet fungus, and denied service connection for a left hand condition due to procedural defects in the Veteran's claim submissions.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of a right knee condition to obtain an adequate VA medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's condition.

The Board denied service connection for a right knee condition and remanded the claim for a back condition due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied service connection for cervical injury and residuals, as well as left knee injury and residuals, due to the lack of evidence showing a current disability.

The appeal of service connection for bilateral knee disabilities was dismissed due to a procedural defect in the claims processing rules.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for various hip and knee conditions, finding that the evidence did not support a compensable rating.

The Board denied service connection for insomnia, PTSD, and a neck disability but remanded claims for headaches, back, right knee, and left knee disabilities.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for back, right hip, and knee disabilities due to a need for additional development of evidence.

The appeals for service connection for a skin disability and a bilateral knee disability were dismissed due to procedural defects in the appeal process.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, tinnitus, and left thigh/knee disability, rendered him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment from June 8, 2010 to September 3, 2020.

The Board granted increased ratings for migraines, right knee instability, and right knee scars effective March 29, 2022, while restoring previous ratings for right knee flexion and extension.

The Board granted restoration of the 20 percent rating for both left and right knee disabilities, effective March 1, 2023.

The Board denied the appellant's eligibility for direct payment of attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in the January 2023 rating decision.

The Board granted the restoration of a 10 percent rating for left knee instability, effective August 1, 2023, and denied an increased rating in excess of 10 percent.

The appeal was withdrawn by the Veteran, and therefore, it is dismissed.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date for service connection for left, right knee, and right hip degenerative arthritis due to a lack of timely filing of a notice of disagreement or new evidence within one year of the June 2019 rating decision.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral feet and knee conditions to correct a predecisional duty to assist error, requiring medical examinations to determine if any diagnosed disabilities are related to the Veteran's active-duty service.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for chondromalacia of the left knee to correct an error related to notice of the right to a pre-decisional hearing.