Knee Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for right knee retropatellar pain syndrome and bilateral ankle strain, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are at least as likely as not related to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, neck disability, coccydynia, erectile dysfunction, left hip osteoarthritis, right hip osteoarthritis, left knee degenerative arthritis with arthroscopy and medial meniscectomy, left shoulder acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis, right shoulder overuse syndrome, right elbow olecranon bursitis, and right elbow tendonitis. Service connection was granted for left shoulder acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for left knee limitation of extension has been dismissed as the issue is no longer pending.,The Veteran's appeals for earlier effective dates for the grants of a 20 percent evaluation for right knee instability and a 10 percent evaluation for right knee limitation of extension have been dismissed as the issues are no longer pending.

The Board has granted service connection for right knee strain, right shoulder strain, and right wrist strain, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are at least as likely as not related to her in-service fall.

The Board has granted effective dates of August 31, 2009 for the awards of service connection for left knee instability, left knee surgical scars, and right knee surgical scar. The effective date is based on the date of claim rather than the date entitlement arose.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for knee disorders, right shoulder disorder, back disorder, and PTSD due to a duty to assist error. The appellant's service records are unclear, and further efforts must be made to obtain them.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to his service-connected right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, low back strain, right ankle loss of range of motion with laxity and left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error and requires an additional VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's right knee disorder.

The Board has denied service connection for low back disability, left shoulder condition, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and bilateral knee conditions due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to active service.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left and right knee disabilities, finding that these conditions were aggravated by his military service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including chronic fatigue syndrome, other specified trauma- and stressor-related disorder, fibromyalgia, IBS (Gulf War illness), and left knee strain with osteoarthritis, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation since September 16, 2017. The Board has granted the TDIU for this period.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims of service connection for lower back, right hip, and right knee conditions due to a pre-decisional error in obtaining sufficient medical opinions.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings of his right hip internal derangement and right knee osteoarthritis have been denied. The VA has determined that the current ratings do not meet the criteria for a compensable rating in any of these cases.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's skin condition, back condition, right knee condition, left knee condition, right shoulder condition, and right hip condition. The conditions are deemed to have begun during and continued since his active service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including asthma with obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss, right shoulder bursitis, tinnitus, left knee limitations, and right knee instability, render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation since May 17, 2018. His TDIU claim is granted.

The Board denied service connection for lower back degenerative arthritis, diabetes mellitus type II, and left knee surgical scar.,There is no evidence of a current disability or in-service injury related to these conditions.

The Veteran's service connection claims for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Right Knee Condition, Left Knee Condition, and Bilateral Foot Condition are all granted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a right knee disability, cervical spine disability, and increased ratings for her left knee disabilities are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.,An effective date earlier than March 18, 2017, is not warranted for the award of service connection for fibromyalgia, left knee extension, or left knee flexion.

The Board granted a 20 percent rating for left knee strain, but denied any higher ratings. The decision was based on the Veteran's pre-aggravation baseline severity and current flexion limited to 35 degrees.

An effective date of August 25, 2011, is granted for the award of service connection for left knee instability.,A rating of 60 percent for revision s/p left total knee replacement is granted prior to March 17, 2020.