Knee decisions — 2010

The Board has remanded the case for consideration of an extraschedular rating due to marked interference with employment.

The Veteran's histiocytosis X disability warranted an extra-schedular rating of 100 percent for the period prior to January 28, 2008.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left knee disability and for an increased rating for hypertension. The Veteran did not have a diagnosed left knee disability, and his hypertension was rated at 10 percent since December 1998.

The Veteran's right knee disability resulted in severe post-operative residuals from June 1 to October 18, 2000. For the period beginning on and after June 26, 2008, a 100 percent evaluation is granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral knee disability as secondary to a service-connected disease or disability, including his previously denied claim for service connection for bilateral pes planus.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased rating for ACL deficiency, left knee; service connection for a back disorder secondary to her service-connected left knee disability; and TDIU.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date was dismissed as untimely filed. The Board found no clear and unmistakable error in the November 2003 rating decision that granted service connection for traumatic arthritis of the right knee with an effective date of June 13, 2002.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, when evaluated in association with his educational attainment and occupational experience, preclude all forms of substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including systemic lupus erythematosus with anemia, thrombocytopenia, polyarthralgias and leucopenia, bronchitis (to include asthma), right knee arthritis, low back strain, temporomandibular joint subluxation, hypertension, and tarsal tunnel syndrome of the right foot, combine to a level of overall disablement that would likely render her unemployable given her vocational and educational circumstances. The Board finds that a TDIU rating is warranted.

The Veteran does not have a diagnosed left hip, low back, right knee, or left knee disability that was incurred in or aggravated by active duty service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for postoperative residuals of a right knee disorder, a sleep disorder, and a right shoulder injury due to lack of evidence showing chronicity or aggravation during service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to additional development being required.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left knee disability, residuals of mononucleosis, and sleep apnea as secondary to mononucleosis. The decision found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the claim for a left knee disability, and that there was no current residual from the in-service mononucleosis infection or connection between the current sleep apnea and the in-service condition.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his left ankle, right knee, and right knee disabilities have been denied as the evidence does not support a higher evaluation based on current symptoms.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected mechanical back syndrome and right knee ACL reconstruction.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including scheduling a VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected right and left knee disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a left knee disability and bilateral hearing loss disability was denied as there is no evidence of a current disability or continuity of symptomatology since service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his right knee disability.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and his case is dismissed.

The Board has ordered additional development due to incomplete examination reports and outstanding VA medical records.