Knee decisions — 2019

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's bilateral knee disability and denied service connection for his bilateral hearing loss. The claim for an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for his lumbar spine disability is remanded.

The Board denied service connection for a right knee disability, finding that the Veteran's preexisting condition was not incurred or aggravated by active military service.

The Veteran's PTSD and bilateral knee disabilities are remanded for further evaluation as the current evidence is insufficient to determine their severity.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for left knee conditions due to the need for additional evidence and a new medical examination.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for various conditions due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions and examinations.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for left knee and left shoulder disorders due to lack of new and material evidence. The claim is not reopened.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee disability is service-connected as it is at least as likely as not that the condition began during his active duty service and has continued since then.

The Board has decided to remand the claims of entitlement to service connection for a right knee disorder secondary to residuals of a total right knee replacement and a dorsal/lumbar contusion, as well as the claim for special monthly compensation for loss of use of lower extremities. Further development is needed including obtaining VA and private treatment records, scheduling an examination, and adjudicating the service connection claim.

The Veteran's PTSD and knee disabilities are being remanded for additional evaluations to determine their current severity.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for left and right knee conditions due to insufficient examination addressing these specific issues.,Further medical opinion is needed to determine if the Veteran's current knee complaints are related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to missing service treatment records and the need to obtain medical opinions regarding the etiologies of his disabilities.

The Board has decided that the claim of whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen the left knee disability claim is remanded due to missing records.

The Veteran's gouty arthritis of bilateral knees, right foot, and right wrist is currently rated at 60 percent. The Board has ordered a new examination to determine the current severity of his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has granted higher ratings for hammer toes of the right foot and left foot, but has remanded the issue of a higher rating for right knee degenerative changes status post reconstruction.

The Veteran's appeal includes claims for service connection and higher ratings for various disabilities, including tinnitus, a heart condition, bilateral hearing loss, right lumbar radiculopathy, right hip disability, major depressive disorder, neck disability, low back disability, and right knee disability. The Board has determined that additional development is needed to address these issues.,The Veteran's claims are being remanded for further examination and opinion regarding his service-connected disabilities, including tinnitus and heart condition.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's claims for service connection of a right knee, right elbow, and left elbow disabilities. The claim to reopen his left knee disability was granted. The lower back and left knee disability claims were remanded.

The Board has decided that further development is needed for the Veteran's claims of service connection for right and left knee disorders. The VA will need to schedule a VA examination to determine if the Veteran has current knee disorders related to his military service, including any injury or symptomatology therein.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional examinations and development of evidence related to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right knee arthritis and cervical spine disorder, finding no nexus between these conditions and his military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been denied as there is no evidence of a current disability.,Service connection for left knee disability secondary to Hansen’s disease has also been denied due to lack of medical evidence showing such a condition exists or that it is related to the service-connected Hansen’s disease.