Knee decisions — 2017

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

The Veteran's bilateral knee disabilities have been rated at 10 percent since the appeal period began. The Board has determined that a higher rating is not warranted based on the evidence of record.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling the Veteran for a VA examination to assess his service-connected knee and back disabilities.

The Board has determined that further development is needed to obtain the Veteran's Army Reserve records and to provide addendum medical etiology opinions regarding his claimed disabilities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed bilateral knee disability and chronic respiratory disability did not begin during service or are otherwise related to service, thus denying both claims.

The Veteran's claim for TDIU was granted, with the effective date being determined by the AOJ.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current left knee and hip disabilities are not service-connected, as there is no evidence of a nexus between his in-service fall and subsequent development of these conditions. The acquired psychiatric disorder claim was also denied due to lack of credible supporting evidence for an in-service stressor.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for her left and right knee disabilities, as well as her back disability, are being remanded to obtain additional VA examinations and to ensure that all relevant records have been obtained.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current knee strain is not related to his service, but he does have a current diagnosis of dry eye syndrome. The issue of cervical spine disability due to service connection remains unresolved.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to obtain and retain substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical opinions and to ensure that all relevant records are associated with the claims file.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including new examinations to address the etiology of his right elbow and right knee disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to inadequate medical opinions and failure to address specific directions from a previous remand.

The Veteran's current right and left knee disabilities, diagnosed as osteoarthritis, are not service-connected. The VA examiner concluded that the in-service injuries had no relevance to the current diagnosis of osteoarthritis due to its delayed onset.

The Veteran is granted specially adapted housing due to multiple service-connected disabilities, including the loss or use of the left lower extremity and residuals of organic disease/injury affecting balance and propulsion. The issue of a special home adaptation grant is dismissed as moot.

The Veteran's claims for internal derangement of the left knee and instability of the left knee were granted with appropriate ratings. However, his claim for a scar secondary to service-connected disability was denied. The right knee condition remains pending.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding his claimed bilateral knee disabilities and gastrointestinal disability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current right knee osteoarthritis is related to an injury sustained during active service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's service connection claims for PTSD, skin disorder, back disorder, left knee disorder, and right wrist disorder are denied. The Veteran is currently rated at 30 percent for his PTSD.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of a right knee condition was dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal prior to the Board promulgating a decision.,Service connection is granted for chronic sinusitis and chronic rhinitis, with all reasonable doubt resolved in favor of the Veteran.