Knee Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board has granted service connection for mechanical lower back pain, right knee pain, and radiculopathy of the right lower extremity as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left knee disability and low back disability should be remanded due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors, specifically regarding the need for VA examinations.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's claimed migraine headaches, left knee strain, right knee strain, left lateral collateral ligament sprain, and right lateral collateral ligament sprain as they are proximately due to his service-connected tinnitus and bilateral flat feet respectively.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral knee disability, post-concussive headaches with a noncompensable initial evaluation, and lumbar spine degenerative arthritis with an initial 10 percent evaluation. The Veteran's claims are denied for higher ratings.

The Veteran's tension headache is currently rated as noncompensable, and the Board has found that a compensable evaluation is not warranted.,The right knee condition and sinus condition claims are remanded due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Board has denied service connection for chronic low back condition, dysphagia/difficulty swallowing, right knee condition, and left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome as the Veteran does not have current diagnoses of these conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for right knee degenerative arthritis, left knee degenerative arthritis, and lumbosacral strain and degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine. The decision is based on a finding that these conditions are at least as likely as not related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee tendinitis and right knee tendinitis due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. A new medical opinion is required to address the Veteran's contentions of in-service injury and continuity of symptomatology.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right knee tendinitis due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error in the development of her claims. The case will be returned to the AOJ for further action.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee tendinitis and right knee tendinitis due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. A new medical opinion is required to address the Veteran's contentions of in-service injury and continuity of symptomatology.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee tendinitis and right knee tendinitis due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. A new medical opinion is required to address the Veteran's contentions of in-service injury and continuity of symptomatology.

The Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral pes planus, bilateral plantar fasciitis, a low back condition, and right and left knee conditions have been granted.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty to assist error, and now requires an addendum opinion from a VA clinician regarding whether the Veteran's left knee disability is caused or aggravated by his service-connected right knee disability.

The Board has granted service connection for depressive disorder, left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome and tendinopathy, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected degenerative joint disease of the right knee.

The Board has determined that the VA examinations and opinions are inadequate for rating purposes, necessitating remand to obtain new evaluations.

The Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for various conditions were denied. The claim for migraines was not granted, and the remaining claims were readjudicated but ultimately denied.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for both left and right knee disorders due to a duty to assist error. The Veteran's current knee conditions are related to active service, specifically deployment in Kuwait and Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

The Board has granted service connection for right knee strain but denied service connection for right knee degenerative joint disease (DJD). The Veteran's right knee strain is related to his in-service injury, while the DJD does not meet the criteria for presumptive service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left knee disability did not start during service or within one year of discharge, and there is no evidence linking it to service. The claim for service connection is denied.