Knee decisions — 2015

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed left and right shoulder disabilities, as well as her left and right knee arthritis, are not etiologically related to service or a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's service-connected left knee osteoarthritis and instability have been found to cause marked interference with employment, warranting an extraschedular rating.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for PTSD was withdrawn. The Board has granted a TDIU based on the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD.

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary before the claims can be adjudicated, including obtaining a new examination for the Veteran's left knee condition and another nexus opinion regarding his right knee condition.

The Board granted a 10 percent evaluation for DJD of the left knee prior to June 1, 2012, and denied entitlement to TDIU prior to that date.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including scheduling VA examinations and obtaining treatment records.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development to determine if the Veteran's current bilateral knee disorders were caused or aggravated by disease or injury on active duty for training or by injury on inactive duty for training.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and opinions regarding the Veteran's claims.

The Board found that the Veteran's right knee and back disabilities did not manifest during service or are otherwise related to his active service, thus denying these claims.

The Veteran's service-connected right shoulder impingement status post arthroscopic surgery with superficial neuropathy of the right anterior shoulder is currently rated as 10 percent disabling.,The Veteran's service-connected left knee patellofemoral pain with Baker's cyst is currently rated as noncompensable (0 percent) and has not been increased since December 2009.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the case is dismissed.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and arranging for a VA examination.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional VA treatment records and private treatment records from O. Truong and C. Stewart, as well as complete authorization forms for these providers.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for hypertension, respiratory condition, left knee disability, right shoulder disability, and right knee disability. The Board found no evidence linking these conditions to his active duty service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee and low back disabilities, both secondary to his service-connected right knee disability. The Court remanded these issues due to insufficient rationale in the July 2009 VA opinion.

The Veteran's appeal was denied as his right knee disorder did not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on limitation of motion, laxity/recurrent subluxation and/or lateral instability, or cartilage removal.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's torn medial meniscus of the right knee. The issue of entitlement to service connection for a left leg disorder (other than a left knee disability) remains before the Board.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to missing VA treatment records and other documents, as well as the need for a new VA examination.

The Veteran's knee disabilities are currently rated as 10 percent disabling, effective May 18, 2009. The claims for higher ratings remain denied.

The Veteran's initial compensable disability rating for service-connected right knee patellofemoral syndrome was granted, but a higher rating is still being considered.