Knee decisions — 2018

All appeals for service connection and increased ratings have been dismissed. The Veteran's appeal for obstructive sleep apnea, heart disorder, erectile dysfunction, and acquired psychiatric disorder is remanded.

The Veteran's initial ratings for left knee, right knee, and lumbar spine disabilities were denied. The Veteran’s right ankle disability was granted a rating of 20 percent effective February 3, 2016.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left knee condition. The right hip and bilateral hip conditions are remanded due to conflicting medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's current right knee disability is related to his service or if it was aggravated by his service-connected bilateral cataracts.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for fractured nose and right knee strain, finding that new evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims and that there was no increase in severity during service.

The Board has remanded the issue of service connection for an eye disorder due to the presence of multiple current diagnoses.,Other issues related to knee and ankle rheumatoid arthritis have also been remanded.

The Board denied service connection for a left knee disorder, finding that the Veteran did not have such a condition in service or within one year thereafter and that it is not related to his military service or a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for depressive disorder is granted. The claims for service connection for left and right knee disabilities, hypertension, sleep apnea, coronary artery disease, left leg, right leg, left foot, right foot, left hip, and right hip disorders are remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims for further development due to incomplete records and requests for information.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected left knee sprain is remanded due to the need for a VA examination and additional medical records.

The Veteran's right knee strain is rated at 10 percent, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) at 10 percent, and left foot disability remains noncompensable.

The Veteran's initial ratings for left and right knee chondromalacia were denied as the disabilities do not meet or approximate criteria for a higher rating.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions including neck disability, left hip disability, right hip disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, left foot condition (claimed as gout), acid reflux disease, migraines, and hypertension. The Veteran was not granted any increased ratings for his thoracolumbar spine disability.

The Veteran's service connection claim for a left knee disability is granted. The Board finds that the Veteran has a current left knee disability related to her service and grants service connection. For the hip bursitis issues, the case is remanded as there are insufficient recent medical records to determine the severity of the condition.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for entitlement to earlier effective dates and extraschedular ratings due to procedural issues and functional impairment.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are causing him to need assistance with activities of daily living, and he requests a VA examination to determine if he qualifies for special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance or at the housebound rate. The Board has determined that further evaluation is needed due to the passage of over three years since his last VA examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including right wrist, finger, neck, left leg, right leg, left knee, right knee, right ankle, left foot, and right foot disabilities are denied as there is no current diagnosis of a chronic disability in any of these areas.,Service connection for headache (including migraines), bipolar disorder, and eating disorder were also denied due to lack of evidence supporting the presence of such conditions during service or their relationship to service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding a left knee disability, including its onset during service and any current diagnosis. The Veteran's claim will be reconsidered after further development.

The Board denied service connection for a low back condition and remanded the issues of service connection for right hip and knee conditions, as well as assigning a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for cervical spine disability.

The Board denied service connection for a right knee disability, including PFS of the right knee, and did not reopen the claim for an acquired psychiatric disability. The Veteran's current right knee PFS is not shown to be related to his service or service-connected left knee PFS.