Knee decisions — 2013

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have current diagnoses of bilateral hearing loss, right knee, or left knee disabilities. Therefore, service connection for these conditions cannot be granted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for headache and left knee disabilities are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions on the relationship between current conditions and service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and private medical records from specific doctors. The Veteran's claim will be re-adjudicated after this additional development.

The appellant's service-connected disabilities, including limited flexion of the left knee and a mood disorder, do not prevent him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The appeal is being remanded due to the need for a VA medical examination to address whether the Veteran's bilateral knee disorder is aggravated by his service-connected bilateral pes planus.

The Board has granted service connection for left knee arthritis, finding that it is as likely as not related to active duty service. The other conditions were either not shown within one year of separation or are not otherwise related to service.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral knee degenerative changes and right ankle degenerative changes, finding that the current conditions are likely due to injuries sustained during active service.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations for his service-connected lumbar spine and bilateral knee disabilities are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination.

The Veteran's claims for increased rating of lumbar disc disease and TDIU were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on unfavorable ankylosis or intervertebral disc syndrome, but continued to assign the current 40% disability rating.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA and private medical records.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to missing service treatment records and incomplete information.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The conditions claimed are currently rated as noncompensable.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records, arranging for a VA examination, and adjudicating the referred claim of service connection for a left knee disorder. The Veteran's claims for increased rating and individual unemployability will be reconsidered.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for further action due to new and material evidence received regarding a left knee disorder, which may be related to service-connected right knee disability. The Veteran's claim of service connection for headaches is also pending.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and a temporary total disability rating based on the need for convalescence following surgical treatment of his lumbar spine are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining private medical records and conducting new VA examinations.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for right knee osteoarthritis was denied. The RO found that the evidence did not support a higher evaluation.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to October 23, 2008 for a 20% rating for left knee scars was denied. The right knee disability claim was reopened based on new and material evidence received since the May 2007 decision.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's low back disorder is not related to military service.,The preponderance of evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran's right and left knee disorders are related to military service.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for Osgood-Schlatter disease of the left knee was denied, and he is now receiving a 10 percent evaluation effective January 6, 2012.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for a certificate of eligibility for specially adapted housing due to their specific nature and severity.