Knee Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for left elbow, left knee, and right knee disabilities based on the Veteran's in-service complaints of pain and functional impairment.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection of a right knee condition and a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss, finding no evidence to support these claims.

The Board has granted service connection for left knee disability, lumbosacral spine degenerative joint and disc disease, and right lower extremity radiculopathy as secondary to the lumbosacral spine condition. The conditions are deemed related to in-service injuries during combat operations.

The Veteran's right knee pain disability is caused by his service-connected mild degenerative arthritis thoracic spine disability, and the Board has granted service connection for this secondary condition.

The Board has granted the appellant's application for a certificate of eligibility for VA home loan guaranty benefits due to her discharge from military service because of a service-connected right knee disorder.

The Veteran's right knee disability, back disability, and left knee disability have been granted service connection. The rating for the right knee disability has been increased to 60 percent.

The Board denied an increased disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected right knee joint patellofemoral pain syndrome and a separate compensable disability rating for right knee joint osteoarthritis with patellofemoral pain syndrome, as well as dismissed the appeal for entitlement to a TDIU prior to August 17, 2016.

The Veteran's appeals for increased disability ratings and service connection have been dismissed as withdrawn.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal for all issues, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review the appeal.

The Board has denied service connection for a respiratory disability and a scar on a knee, but has remanded the issue of service connection for bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome.

The Board has granted service connection for left knee pain, finding that the Veteran's current condition is at least as likely as not related to his military service. The effective date of this decision is not specified.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death during the pendency of the appeal. The Board cannot issue a decision on the above-captioned claims at this time.

The Board denied service connection for a right shoulder disability and left hip disability, as the evidence did not support current disabilities or symptoms that cause functional impairment of earning capacity. The claims for a left knee disability, right ankle disability, and right foot disability were remanded for further examination.

The Board has remanded the service connection claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, OSA, and a right knee condition due to incomplete medical opinions and potential inextricability with other issues.

The Board granted disability ratings of 70 percent, 30 percent, and 20 percent for unspecified anxiety disorder with unspecified depressive disorder, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and radiculopathy of the right lower extremity (sciatic nerve) respectively, effective November 25, 2020. The ratings for other conditions were denied.

The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence for the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for left and right knee conditions has been received, and will therefore proceed with readjudication of those claims. The Veteran asserts that his left and right knee conditions are due to knee injuries he sustained in service. However, VA medical opinions are inadequate as they rely on an absence of medical records to support their conclusions.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right knee disability, finding that it is presumptively related to symptoms noted in service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left knee, right knee, left hip, right hip, left shoulder, and right shoulder disorders to obtain an appropriate medical opinion on their etiology.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to inadequate examination for assessing his knee disabilities, including instability.

The Board has dismissed the appeals regarding service connection for various conditions including psychiatric disorder, left knee strain, right knee strain, GERD, and erectile dysfunction due to the Veteran's withdrawal of the appeal.