Knee Board decisions

The Board has decided that the VA's decision denying service connection for left hip and left knee strains was not based on sufficient medical evidence. The Veteran's claims are being sent back to the AOJ so they can get new opinions from doctors about whether her current conditions are related to her military service.

The Veteran's service connection claim for scars of the left middle and ring fingers is granted. The claim for bilateral knee condition, including any underlying scarring, is remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for fibrosis, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), shin splints, and bilateral shoulder disability is denied. The Veteran's claim for service connection for migraine headaches is granted.,Service connection cannot be established for a bilateral shoulder disability as there is no evidence of such condition during or within one year following active service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right knee disorder and pseudofolliculitis barbae, finding that there was no evidence of chronicity or continuity of symptomatology since service. The Board also found that the Veteran did not have a current diagnosis of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the claims for additional development due to insufficient evidence and failure to consider certain issues.

The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has been submitted to readjudicate the claims for bilateral foot condition, left knee condition, right knee condition, back condition, right hip condition, and migraine headaches. The issues are being remanded due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board has granted service connection for right knee strain with patellofemoral pain syndrome and left hip diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis (DISH) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left knee disability.,Both conditions are found to be proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected left knee disability.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right knee condition, as secondary to his service-connected plantar warts with chronic callus formation, is being remanded due to the inadequacy of the August 2020 VA examination report and medical opinion. The Board requires additional opinions on whether the right knee condition was caused or aggravated by his service-connected plantar warts.

The Board denied service connection for a right knee disability, finding that the evidence does not support a link between the current condition and active service.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for bilateral knee conditions due to inadequate VA examination and duty to assist errors. The case will be returned to the AOJ for further evaluation.

The Board has dismissed the appeal regarding entitlement to a TDIU as it is moot due to the VA's award of a TDIU for the entire appeal period. The issues of service connection for right and left knee degenerative arthritis secondary to service-connected lumbar spine degenerative joint disease are remanded.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's claims of service connection for various knee and shin splits conditions as well as a back disability due to lack of appeal within one year of final denial.

The Veteran's left and right knee disabilities have been granted a 10 percent rating, effective November 30, 2021, due to painful motion causing functional loss.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's tinnitus is service-connected. The issues of service connection for bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, right knee strain, and left knee strain are remanded due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board has granted service connection for right knee degenerative arthritis and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left knee disability.

The Veteran's service-connected knee and ankle disabilities are found to have aggravated her bilateral hip osteoarthritis, which is now granted as secondary to these conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to duty-to-assist errors. The Board will obtain a new opinion on the nature and etiology of his obstructive sleep apnea, left knee condition, and right knee condition.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient rationale in the medical opinions provided, and a new VA examination is needed to determine if the Veteran's left knee disability had its onset during service or is otherwise related to service.

The Veteran is granted TDIU on an extraschedular basis from April 18, 2009 to September 20, 2010 and earlier effective date for DEA benefits of April 18, 2009.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development on several issues, including service connection claims and increased rating claims. The initial compensable ratings for bilateral hearing loss and left knee disability are denied.