Knee Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a left knee disorder has been withdrawn, and the Board is dismissing the case as there are no remaining issues to review.

The Veteran is granted a temporary total rating for convalescence due to right knee surgery from June 12, 2020, with a 30-day extension until October 12, 2020.

The Board has remanded the claims for an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for right and left knee ACL repairs due to a lack of adequate examination records. The Veteran's service-connected bilateral knee disabilities are being evaluated again.

The Board has determined that errors occurred prior to the March 2021 rating decision and requires remand for further action, including obtaining private treatment records, clarifying disability benefits received, and scheduling a VA knee examination.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection of his left knee, right shoulder, and right foot disabilities due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for lumbar spine, left shoulder, right shoulder, left knee, right knee, and ankle disabilities due to a lack of evidence showing these conditions originated during or were otherwise related to his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a left knee disability, finding that there was no evidence of an in-service injury and noting that any current condition is more likely due to post-service employment at the United States Postal Office.

The Board has found pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors in the right knee and scar disability claims, requiring VA examinations to be conducted for proper evaluation.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right knee disability, left ankle arthritis, and hypertension. The claims of entitlement to service connection for migraines and obstructive sleep apnea are remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for low back, right knee, left knee, right hip, and left hip conditions due to insufficient medical opinions regarding secondary service connection.

For the entire appeal period, a rating of 30 percent for left knee strain with instability is granted.,The claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction (claimed as secondary to PTSD and MDD) is remanded.

The Board has determined that the AOJ implicitly considered new and relevant evidence (a November 2021 VA medical opinion) when denying service connection for bilateral knee disabilities. The Board is remanding both issues due to inadequate pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right hip strain, as it may be related to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's left leg disability, which is rated as status post left below knee amputation, has already been assigned the maximum rating of 40 percent. The Board found that a higher rating is not warranted due to the nature of the amputation and the current rating being the highest possible under the applicable criteria.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right knee disability has been reopened due to new and relevant evidence. The Board is remanding the case for further development, including obtaining an appropriate medical opinion on the etiology of her right knee disability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left knee disabilities due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The case will be returned for further examination and opinion.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and a compensable disability rating for his right knee medial meniscus tear, finding that there is insufficient evidence to support these claims.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for shin splints was denied as there is no current diagnosis of this condition.,For the right knee, a rating in excess of 10 percent was denied due to lack of evidence showing limitation of extension or flexion beyond what is already compensated by other ratings.

The Board has remanded the cases for further examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's claims of service connection for tinnitus, erectile dysfunction, hypertension, left knee osteoarthritis, and right knee osteoarthritis. The issues have not been decided yet.

Service connection for hypercholesterolemia, microscopic hematuria, bilateral hearing loss, tinea versicolor, psoriatic arthritis of the knees, shoulders, and ankles, a bilateral shoulder disability (including psoriatic arthritis and bilateral lateral collateral ligament sprain), and a bilateral ankle disability (including psoriatic arthritis and osteoarthritis) is denied.,The Veteran's hypercholesterolemia and microscopic hematuria are not service-connected as they were preexisting conditions.