Knee Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for headaches, gastrointestinal disability, and left knee disability due to duty-to-assist errors in previous decisions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral foot pain and right knee pain due to duty-to-assist errors. The Veteran is seeking service connection for these conditions, which are related to her military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to the VA examiner's incorrect attribution of his disabilities to post-service employment, rather than service. New examinations are required to determine if his disabilities are related to his military service.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of his appeal.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for diabetes mellitus, right elbow condition, and right leg condition due to a lack of adequate medical opinions regarding the causal nexus between his service and these conditions. The increased rating claims for bilateral knee disabilities and right Achilles tendonitis are also being remanded.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left knee disorder, finding that his current condition had its onset in service and has continued since separation.

The Veteran's right and left knee disabilities are rated at the maximum available, with separate ratings for instability and meniscal conditions. The appeal is granted for these additional ratings.

The Veteran's left knee sprain with enthesopathy and osteoarthritis, right knee osteoarthritis, and left and right knee instability are all rated at the maximum allowable under current VA rating criteria.,VA has denied any increase in ratings for these conditions as they do not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on the evidence of record.

The Board has restored a 10 percent disability rating for the service-connected right knee instability from August 1, 2021. The appeal for restoration of a 10 percent disability rating for the left knee instability was dismissed as there is no justiciable case or controversy.

The Board has found that the Veteran's claims for service connection must be remanded due to a duty-to-assist error. Specifically, VA did not attempt to obtain Social Security Administration (SSA) records and Georgia disability records which are potentially relevant to the claims.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for low back and right knee disabilities due to a lack of verification of the Veteran's periods of active duty, ADT, or IDT. The AOJ is instructed to verify these dates and provide a memorandum detailing each period of verified military service.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss has been denied. The Board finds the evidence does not support a higher rating based on current audiometric test results.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's left knee conditions and their relationship to service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation, as he was employed full-time prior to June 8, 2020. The Board finds that TDIU is not warranted based on the single service-connected disability of his back condition.

The Board has remanded the service connection claims for a bilateral knee condition due to a failure to obtain an opinion regarding the Veteran's pre-existing bilateral knee condition.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left knee disability, finding that it began during his active duty and continues to this day.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right hip and right knee disabilities, finding that there is no current diagnosis of these conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for migraines and right and left hip, knee, and ankle disabilities are remanded due to ambiguities in the VA opinions provided. Clarifying medical opinions are needed.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's lumbar spine and left knee conditions. The issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) for the period prior to September 26, 2022, is remanded.

The Veteran's PTSD, left hand and right hand carpal and cubital tunnel syndromes, left knee meniscal tear, right knee meniscal tear, left shoulder pain, right shoulder pain, left foot pain, right foot pain, migraines, and lumbosacral strain are all granted service connection.,The Veteran's PTSD is related to her military service. The carpal and cubital tunnel syndromes, as well as the knee meniscal tears, shoulder pain, and foot pain are all linked to her service.