Knee Board decisions

The Board remands the veteran's claims for service connection for left and right knee disabilities, including strain, degenerative arthritis, instability, and a meniscal tear, to obtain additional medical opinions and outstanding records.

The Board remands the matter for an additional VA examination to ascertain the current severity and manifestations of the Veteran's service-connected right knee disability.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development to determine the current severity of his service-connected left elbow and left knee disabilities, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and conducting new examinations.

The Veteran's back disability is granted a rating of 20 percent from February 9, 2016, to December 22, 2020. The claim for an increase in the rating prior to June 27, 2015, and from June 27, 2015, to February 9, 2016, is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient information regarding the current status and etiology of the claimed left knee disability, including whether any in-service injury contributed to the condition.

The Board has granted service connection for a right knee torn medial meniscus and remanded the issue of service connection for a left foot disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for right ankle sprain and right knee laxity as he failed to report for scheduled VA examinations.

The Board has granted service connection for a right knee disability (sprain of the medial collateral ligament, infrapatellar tendinopathy/strain, and Baker's cyst) but denied service connection for a left knee disability.

The Veteran's appeal is denied as he did not provide all necessary information to establish his entitlement to additional dependency compensation based on his relationship with T. H. A., his minor child, within one year of the August 2013 rating decision which established compensation and rated a service-connected disability not less than 30 percent.

The Board denied service connection for a right knee disability, left knee disability, and bilateral hearing loss.,There is no persuasive evidence that any of these conditions began during or are otherwise related to active military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to procedural errors and incomplete records. The Veteran's claims for right knee, left knee, and lumbosacral spine disorders are pending.

The Board has granted service connection for a left knee disability and denied service connection for head injury residuals (other than tinnitus) and PTSD. The decision on the head injury claim is remanded due to insufficient evidence of an in-service stressor.

The Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus has been withdrawn.,Service connection is denied for left knee disability and right knee disability, but granted for respiratory disability due to asbestos exposure.,Service connection is denied for left shoulder disability.,A current respiratory disability related to asbestos exposure is established.

The Veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for left knee limitation of flexion and a higher initial rating for left knee semilunar cartilage symptoms post reconstruction are both denied.

The Veteran is granted a TDIU effective August 7, 2020 due to service-connected disabilities. The issue of entitlement to a TDIU prior to that date is remanded for extraschedular consideration.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right knee disabilities, alcohol use disorder, and increased ratings for his psychiatric disability and seborrheic dermatitis have been dismissed as the issues were improperly docketed due to concurrent elections.

The Veteran's claims for effective dates prior to various dates have been dismissed as the decisions were final and not subject to revision.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral knee strain and hysterectomy, finding that the Veteran's conditions are at least as likely as not related to her active-duty service.

The Veteran's costochondritis, cervical strain, right knee strain, and right wrist chronic sprain have been evaluated at the current levels. The Veteran is seeking higher ratings for these conditions.,The Board has remanded the claims of entitlement to service connection for left ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right knee conditions.,The Board also dismissed the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition (claimed as PTSD and mental to include depression), noting that her claim was moot due to a prior grant of service connection.