Knee decisions — 2018

The Board has granted service connection for right knee disability. Service connections for lower back condition, bilateral foot condition, and pulmonary hypertension are remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for left knee disorder, right knee disorder, pleural disease, and hepatitis C due to insufficient information regarding asbestos exposure and other factors.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for right leg tingling, left leg tingling, a right knee condition, and a left knee condition as new and material evidence was not received to reopen these previously denied claims.

The Veteran's TBI was granted service connection. The right knee and elbow conditions are remanded for further examination and opinion. The right shoulder condition is also remanded, but the rating assigned remains pending.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings of recurrent lumbar strain, residuals of right knee surgery, and recurrent synovitis of the left ankle have been remanded.,Issues related to PTSD, TDIU, service connection for lumbar strain, right knee surgery, and recurrent synovitis of the left ankle are also being remanded.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including right foot disability, left foot disability, lumbar spine disability, liver disability (hepatitis B and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis), memory loss, headaches, left eye disability (cataracts and glaucoma), high cholesterol, right knee disability, and left knee disability (arthritis).

The Veteran's sleep condition, including sleep apnea and chronic fatigue syndrome, is denied service connection. For the entire appeal period, a rating of 30 percent for left knee instability is granted.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims of service connection for a left knee disability and for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss due to insufficient evidence in the record.

The Veteran's service-connected right knee disability is being remanded for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his condition, including motion, instability, and scars. The issues addressed are the initial evaluations for instability and strain of the right knee.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected left knee and left ankle disabilities are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations to provide more detailed information about the severity of these conditions.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right knee disabilities due to new evidence received. However, these claims are still pending as they have been remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and TDIU have been denied as there is no evidence of a current disability related to his military service, and he has no service-connected disabilities.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left knee condition and hypertension due to the need for additional development. The Veteran contends that his conditions are related to active service, but the VA examiners found insufficient evidence to support this claim.

The Board has restored a 10% disability rating for service-connected left knee subluxation and granted a 30% rating, but not higher, for a right shoulder disability.

A higher rating of 10 percent is granted for service-connected hypertension. Service connection for psychiatric disability and back disability are granted, but left knee disability remains remanded. Other claims related to these issues are also remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for a right knee disability, finding that the Veteran's pre-existing condition was aggravated by his military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for chest pain and costochondritis was denied as it is not of service origin.,Service connection for a bilateral shoulder disorder was denied due to lack of evidence linking the condition to service.

The Veteran's lumbosacral strain was granted a disability rating of 20 percent effective April 3, 2015. The right knee degenerative joint disease and left knee strain were also granted increased ratings.

The Veteran's right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome has been granted a 10 percent initial disability rating, effective from the date of the decision.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection due to insufficient examination findings, lack of secondary service connection opinion, and outstanding VA treatment records.