Knee decisions — 2011

The Board found no chronic residuals of a left knee injury or residual nerve damage during service and denied the Veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to insufficient evidence regarding his right ankle and knee disorders, including a lack of medical records from his incarceration period. The case will be returned for further development.

The Board is remanding the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination. The Veteran's right knee and leg conditions are being evaluated again by VA medical professionals.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral knee disability as there is no current diagnosis of such condition and no evidence of one any time subsequent to her 2003 period of active duty.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right knee disorder and an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD, finding that there was no credible evidence linking his current conditions to service.

The Veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for his undiagnosed illness manifested by joint pain in the hands, knees and left arm is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination to determine the current severity of his service-connected condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need to obtain Social Security Administration (SSA) records, which were not previously obtained.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right knee disorder is being remanded due to incomplete records and the need to verify his reserve duty status in August or September 1995. The case will be returned to the Board after further development.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current right and left knee disabilities are not service-connected, as there is no medical evidence or opinion linking these conditions to his military service.

The Veteran's cervical and lumbar spine disabilities, as well as his headaches associated with the cervical spine disability, degenerative arthritis of both knees, are not rated higher than their current levels.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral knee disability and neck disability were not incurred in or aggravated by service. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Board finds that there is no evidence to support a finding of service connection for the Veteran's right knee disability, as it is not due to or aggravated by her service-connected low back disability.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to determine the etiology of his right knee disorder and further review of his TDIU claim.

The Board finds that the Veteran's current left knee disability may be related to service, raising a reasonable doubt in favor of his claim.,There is no evidence showing continued right ankle problems following service, and the VA examiners have determined that the current right ankle disability is not related to service.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed in order to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and conducting new examinations for his left knee disability and PTSD.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining private treatment records and conducting VA examinations to evaluate his cervical spine disability and knee disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for his service-connected left knee osteoarthritic changes is remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Veteran's posttraumatic arthritis of the left knee was rated at 10 percent prior to January 22, 2010. The instability of the left knee was also rated at 10 percent prior to that date.

The Veteran's hypertension, sinusitis, right knee tendinitis, and lumbosacral strain have been granted initial evaluations of 10 percent each.

The Board found no evidence of a left knee injury during service and concluded that the current disability is not related to military service.