Knee decisions — 2017

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including scheduling a VA examination and obtaining updated medical records.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development of the record, including a new VA examination to address range of motion and functional loss due to his right knee disability. The issues on appeal are an increased rating for residuals of right knee torn medial meniscus and evaluation in excess of 20 percent for right knee instability.

The Veteran's appeal involves claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus and increased ratings for his right knee disability. The Board has ordered a new examination to address the nature and likely cause of his diabetes, as well as an orthopedic examination to determine the current severity of his postoperative right knee disability.

The Board found that the Veteran's right knee disorder is not related to service or a service-connected disability, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral knee disability is not attributable to his active service or to any incident of service, including his service-connected left ankle disability. Therefore, service connection for a bilateral knee disability is denied.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral knee disabilities rendered him unemployable prior to January 8, 2007. The Board has determined that a TDIU on an extraschedular basis is warranted from February 16, 1994 to January 7, 2007.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for further development and adjudicative action due to a lack of proper examination regarding range of motion testing in active motion, passive motion, weight-bearing, and nonweight-bearing conditions.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected left total knee replacement is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including range of motion testing and an updated examination.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development, including obtaining outstanding VA treatment records and providing medical opinions regarding the etiology of his bilateral knee disability and low back disability.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for her service-connected right knee disabilities are being remanded to allow for additional development, including a VA examination.

The Veteran's hypertension and bilateral knee disabilities have been granted service connection. The Veteran does not have tinea versicolor at any time during the period of the claim.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a new VA examination to determine the current severity of his service-connected left knee disability and its occupational effects. The TDIU issue will be deferred until the increased rating issue is adjudicated.

The Board has determined that there is no evidence of a current left hip, shoulder, or knee disability and insufficient medical evidence to establish service connection for any respiratory disability. The Veteran's claims are denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding service connection for back, hip, and knee disabilities. The Veteran is also required to undergo VA examinations to assess the severity of his TBI, PTSD, right tibia stress fracture, and right ear hearing loss disability.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a lumbar spine disorder and granted service connection. The Veteran is also granted service connection for type II diabetes mellitus, connective tissue disorder, bilateral shoulder disability, and bilateral knee disability. However, no effective date was assigned as the increase in disability did not occur within one year of the receipt of the claim.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional examinations and development of his service-connected spine and knee disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for right and left knee disorders are being remanded due to the need for additional VA examination and treatment records.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to obtain an adequate VA examination and medical opinion regarding the etiology of his low back and bilateral knee disabilities.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including providing an updated VA examination to assess the current severity of his left knee disability and its impact on his daily life.