Knee decisions — 2019

The Board has granted service connection for multi-joint arthritis and right ankle and foot disability, including as secondary to bilateral, third-degree pes planus with eversion. The Veteran's service-connected pes planus is found to have contributed to the development of these conditions.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral knee disability as secondary to his service-connected bilateral pes planus.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for Parkinson's disease and a higher rating for his right knee disability are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and consideration of new evidence.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for headaches, left knee disorder, and left shoulder disorder have been granted. The decision also remanded the claims for right knee disorder.

The Board has reopened the appellant's claims of service connection for left knee disability and PTSD, but has remanded both issues due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for right-hand and right knee disabilities due to incomplete examinations and need for additional evidence. The Veteran will be provided with VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of his disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case due to inconsistencies in previous examinations and the need for a new VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any left knee disability, including functional impairment due to pain. The examiner must also provide opinions regarding whether the Veteran's left knee disability is proximately due to or aggravated by service-connected right hip and/or right knee disabilities.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals regarding several disabilities including left knee disability, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, kidney disability, chronic pain and face tremors, right middle finger disability, and nerve damage due to tooth removal.

The Veteran's claim for a TDIU was denied because he did not return the required VA Form 21-8940, which is needed to substantiate his claim. The Board also noted that the RO improperly referred the matter to the Director of Compensation Service for extraschedular consideration.

The Veteran's cervical spine disorder, diagnosed as cervical spondylosis and degenerative joint disease, is related to his military service.,New evidence has been received that raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim for a right knee disorder. The claim is therefore reopened.

The Veteran's heart disease and hypertension are not service-connected.,The Veteran's blood clots of the left leg, erectile dysfunction, right knee disorder, upper back disorder, foot disorder, sleep apnea, and abdominal aortic aneurysm are not service-connected.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, but the Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to make a decision on these claims due to the presence of current disabilities and their possible relationship to his active duty service.

The Board denied service connection for a left knee and left foot disability, finding that the evidence did not support a link between these disabilities and the Veteran's in-service parachute jumps. The Board considered conflicting medical opinions but concluded that there was insufficient evidence to establish a nexus.

The Veteran's right knee disorder is likely related to an injury sustained during a period of inactive duty for training (INACDUTRA), and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim of service connection for a bilateral knee condition due to insufficient evidence regarding whether his current disability is related to his active duty service. The Veteran will be scheduled for a VA examination to determine if his knee disability began in service or is otherwise linked to his military service.

The Veteran's initial rating for his right index finger fracture has been granted at 10 percent. The Board has remanded the claims for service connection of acquired psychiatric disability, right shoulder disorder, and right knee disorder due to lack of evidence in the record.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's claims, including service connection for PTSD and bilateral knee disabilities. The remaining issues of service connection for diabetes mellitus, headache disability, chronic fatigue, and shoulder and knee disabilities are also remanded.

The Board has determined that the appellant's bilateral shoulder, left knee and left foot disabilities did not begin in or were otherwise due to a period of ACDUTRA or INACDUTRA. The appeal is being remanded for further examination.

The Veteran's left knee disorder is remanded for further examination and opinion to determine if it is related to service.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional examinations to determine the current severity of his right hip and right knee disabilities, as well as to assess whether pain significantly limits his functional ability.