Knee Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding his bilateral foot and knee conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for right knee and left shoulder disabilities due to inadequate VA medical opinions. The issues are now pending further development.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate examination and needs a new opinion on whether service-connected disabilities caused or aggravated obesity, which in turn led to obstructive sleep apnea.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and records.

The Veteran's left knee degenerative arthritis with repaired meniscal tear is granted service connection. The issue of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) related to his service-connected asthma is remanded.

The Veteran's left knee disability, which includes limitation of flexion to 10 degrees and instability not separately rated, is currently rated at 10 percent. The Board finds the evidence does not support a higher rating.

The Veteran's tinnitus, left shoulder strain, and left knee strain are all found to have arisen during service. The boutonniere deformity of the left ring finger is also found to have arisen during service.,Service connection for a bilateral foot disability (pes planus) is denied.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development due to incomplete VA examination reports and missing VA treatment records.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hip pain, right knee joint pain, left knee strain (previously rated as left knee joint pain), low back pain, and cervical spine condition are remanded due to a failure to obtain complete STRs and personnel records from his period in the Army Reserves. The Board also found that an adequate VA examination was not provided for these claims.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of cervical spine, left knee, and right shoulder disabilities due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeal.

The Veteran's service connection claims for left knee strain, right knee pain, and weakness/pain in the lower groin area are being remanded due to a duty-to-assist error.,Service connection is denied for left knee strain and right knee pain as there is no evidence of current disability related to service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left knee disabilities, both secondary to his service-connected spine with bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy disability.

The appeal for a higher rating of 30 percent prior to November 19, 2020 for MI with CAD is dismissed. Ratings for left knee DJD are denied before June 5, 2017 and from November 19, 2020; ratings for right knee DJD are denied before June 5, 2017 but granted at 20 percent after that date.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate VA medical opinions prior to the March 2022 rating decision. The AOJ will arrange for a VA examination to determine the nature and likely cause of any right foot, left knee, and right testicular pain disabilities.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding whether his lumbar condition is a congenital defect or if it was aggravated by military service. The VA examiner will need to provide opinions on these matters.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding whether his lumbar condition is a congenital defect or disease, and if so, whether it was aggravated by military service. The Veteran also seeks service connection for radiculopathy of both lower extremities.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as a result of the PACT Act, effective August 10, 2022.,The Board finds that there is insufficient evidence to determine whether the Veteran had pre-existing left and right ankle disabilities or lower extremity neuropathy prior to service. The claims are remanded for further examination.

A separate 10 percent rating is granted for instability of the right knee from February 22, 2019. An earlier effective date of February 22, 2019, is granted for service connection and a 10 percent rating for left knee instability.

The Board has dismissed all claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates related to the Veteran's left knee disability, lumbar syndrome, LUE radiculopathy, and LLE radiculopathy due to improper docketing as AMA appeals.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been denied as there is no new and relevant evidence to support reopening of the claims. The Board finds that the current gastrointestinal disability, low back disability, and right knee disability are not related to service.