Knee Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for SMC based on regular aid and attendance due to insufficient evidence showing that his service-connected disabilities required him to be in need of regular aid and attendance.

The Veteran was granted a TDIU from August 20, 2020 to September 9, 2021 due to service-connected knee and neurological disabilities. The effective date is set at August 20, 2020 as the evidence shows the Veteran was employed in a protected work environment during this period.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right knee disability, deviated septum disability, hernia disability, and GERD as there is no evidence of a current disability during the pendency of the appeal.

The Veteran's right knee strain and DDD/IVDS have been granted service connection.,Left knee condition remains pending due to insufficient development.

The Veteran's jaw condition is granted as service connected.,Service connection for residuals of pneumonia is denied.,Right knee disability secondary to right ankle disability is granted.,Bilateral hearing loss is granted as service connected.,Sleep apnea is granted as secondary to the jaw condition.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral knee chondromalacia patellae with osteoarthritis due to inadequate examination reports and the need to consider the ameliorative effects of medication.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for further development due to incomplete medical opinions and a need for new evidence.

The claims regarding reduction of the disability ratings for low back strain and left knee degenerative joint disease have been dismissed.,The claim regarding reduction of the disability rating for tinea versicolor remains on appeal.

The Veteran's right knee disability, diagnosed as a total right knee replacement, is related to an injury sustained during his active duty for training (ACDUTRA) in August 1954. The Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that there was a duty to assist error and remands the case for additional development, including obtaining an opinion on the etiology of the Veteran's left knee disorder.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for left and right knee disabilities, sleep apnea, and erectile dysfunction should be remanded due to procedural errors in obtaining relevant medical records and providing opinions on service connection.

The Veteran's low back disability is granted service connection, and the claims for knee and shoulder conditions are remanded due to insufficient medical nexus opinions.

Your appeal has been dismissed because the Veteran died during the pendency of your claims. As a result, the Board does not have jurisdiction to decide these matters.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for left ankle, left knee, and right knee disabilities have been denied as the evidence does not support a higher rating based on limitation of motion.

The Veteran's left shoulder tendonitis is related to an in-service injury, and service connection for this condition has been granted.

The Veteran's appeals for increased disability ratings for left and right knee conditions have been dismissed due to the withdrawal of the appeal by her authorized representative.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including chronic fatigue, GERD, a lower-gastrointestinal disorder, thoracolumbar spine disorder (low back), right knee disorder, left knee disorder, and varicose veins of the right and left lower extremities have all been denied. The Board found that there was no evidence to support these claims based on direct service connection.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for the grant of total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU). The TDIU claim was part and parcel of his increased evaluation claim for mental health disabilities, which he filed in October 2020. As a result, the effective date remains September 8, 2020.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his right knee disabilities, including scar, due to a lack of substantial compliance with previous Board directives and pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for low back disability, left toe gout, right toe gout, left knee gout, and right knee gout, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his active military service.