Knee decisions — 2015

The Veteran's skin disability of the hands, diagnosed as orf, is found to be related to service. The right and left knee disabilities are each rated at 10% effective June 26, 2009.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral foot disability, left wrist disability, and left knee disability are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and development.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for additional development, including verification of service and issuance of a statement of the case on the issues of service connection.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral knee disorder and remanded his nonservice-connected pension claim. The decision on the service connection issue is that it has not been met.

The Veteran's bilateral hip disability and right knee strain have been granted service connection. The right knee strain has been assigned a non-compensable rating prior to February 7, 2014, and a compensable (10%) rating thereafter.

The Veteran is unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities, including his left knee disability. The TDIU claim has been granted. For the left femur fracture with arthritis of the left knee, a rating in excess of 20 percent is not warranted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current bilateral knee osteoarthritis is not related to his military service and therefore denied his claims for service connection. The cervical spine disability was evaluated at 10 percent, which is within the range of evaluations available under applicable diagnostic codes.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for reopening service connection for arthritis of the left knee and left leg, both on the merits.

The Veteran's left knee disability, including tendonitis, Osgood-Schlatter disease, degenerative changes, and residuals of a partial meniscectomy, is currently rated at 10 percent. Recurrent subluxation or lateral instability is also rated at 10 percent.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left leg disability is not service-connected, but his right knee disability is secondary to a service-connected condition (status post partial lateral meniscectomy, left knee).

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current left knee or left hip disability for which service connection can be granted.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling the Veteran with a new VA examination to assess his left knee disability and right knee disability.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination and consideration of his TDIU claim.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and to schedule examinations for her claimed disabilities. The AOJ will also review the claims based on the new evidence.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's previously denied claims for service connection for bilateral foot and knee disorders, finding new and material evidence. The claim for right wrist disorder is not granted as there is no medical evidence showing a current diagnosis or that it was incurred in service.

The Veteran's appeal was denied on all issues, with the exception of her initial disability rating for left knee tibial plateau fracture and DJD. The other claims were not addressed due to lack of substantive appeal.

The Veteran's right knee chondromalacia and instability have been rated based on their current manifestations, with no increase in ratings warranted.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death, and no jurisdiction remains for the merits of the claims.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of tinnitus. Additionally, an SOC must be issued regarding increased ratings for patellofemoral pain syndrome of the knees and residuals of a fracture of the right foot fifth toe.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and VA medical records. The issues of service connection for various conditions are to be reconsidered.