Knee decisions — 2018

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a VA examination to assess her current left knee disability. The maximum rating of 30 percent for left knee recurrent lateral instability and a separate compensable rating of 10 percent for painful motion prior to April 2018 are granted.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral foot disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, and sleep apnea due to insufficient evidence in the April 2015 VA examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left knee OA, and right knee OA. The decision found that new and material evidence was not received to reopen the claim for bilateral hearing loss. For left knee OA and right knee OA, the Board determined there was no nexus between the current disabilities and active duty service.

Your claims for service connection have been reopened, but the Board is unable to decide if you are entitled to benefits at this time due to additional needed development.,The VA has ordered further examinations and opinions on your back, leg, knee, and headache conditions. Your TDIU claim will also be remanded.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to new evidence submitted since the last final denial. However, the Board found no current diagnosis of bilateral hearing loss and denied service connection for all other conditions.

Service connection for osteoarthritis in the right knee is granted.,Service connection for tinnitus is denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied. The claim for degenerative disc disease with mild stenosis of the cervical spine was not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence, while the claims for obstructive sleep apnea and left knee disability are remanded.

The Board has determined that the December 1980 rating decision denying service connection for bilateral knee disabilities was clearly and unmistakably erroneous due to a misapplication of the law, resulting in a grant of service connection.

An effective date of February 27, 2015 is granted for a 100 percent evaluation for PTSD. A temporary total evaluation based on partial prosthetic replacement of the right knee joint is denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development to obtain medical records and examinations related to his claimed disabilities.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted as service-connected due to in-service noise exposure. The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of foot numbness, and the Board finds that it is less likely than not related to his service-connected left ankle strain.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a need for additional VA examination and obtaining of private treatment records.

The Board has granted service connection for left knee bursitis, right knee bursitis, lumbosacral strain, tinnitus, and left ear hearing loss. Service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) is also granted.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for specially adapted housing or a special home adaptation grant due to lack of loss of use, blindness, or severe burn injury. The Board found no inhalation injury and denied eligibility.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral knee disability, finding that there is no evidence linking his current condition to his active military service or any service-connected conditions.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, low back disorder, left knee disorder, right knee disorder, GERD, and facial scar, bridge of nose due to lack of a current diagnosis for PTSD and the absence of evidence linking these conditions to service. The preexisting facial scar was not aggravated by service.

The Board has granted service connection for a right knee impairment and a chronic respiratory disorder, finding that the Veteran's symptoms are related to his military service.

The Veteran's degenerative joint disease and subluxation of the left knee have been rated at their maximum allowable disability ratings, with no further increase granted.

The Veteran's service connection claims for left and right knee, left and right foot, and back disabilities have been granted. The claim for special monthly pension based on the need for regular aid and attendance or by reason of being housebound is also remanded.

The claims of service connection for thoracic scoliosis and a low back disability have been denied as new and material evidence has not been received.,The claims of service connection for a heart disability and hypertension (claimed as high blood pressure) have been reopened, but the merits of these claims remain denied.