Knee decisions — 2019

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection for various conditions, including arthritis of multiple joints and PTSD. The issues of service connection for respiratory problems, chronic fatigue syndrome, generalized joint pain, and insomnia have been remanded.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for a right knee disorder and type 2 diabetes mellitus have been granted. The right knee disorder claim is based on direct evidence, while the diabetes mellitus claim is based on post-service treatment records showing it was manifested to a degree of 10% or more.

The Board has denied service connection for asthma, COPD, emphysema, and sleep apnea. The left knee disability claim is remanded due to the need for further development.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of a left knee disability, sleep disability (including sleep apnea), weight gain, and adjustment disorder with mixed features.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation since December 27, 2013. The Board has granted the TDIU effective from that date.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee osteoarthritis and left ankle disorder, finding no causal relationship to active service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various knee and ankle disabilities, as well as bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. The claims are being returned to obtain VA medical records and a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected right knee surgery with osteoarthritis and left knee strain due to a need for additional development, including a new VA examination.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for left and right knee disorders due to inadequate VA examination reports. The case is now pending for a new VA examination.

The Board denied service connection for left and right knee disabilities, as well as PTSD. The Veteran's current diagnoses of these conditions were not supported by the evidence presented.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for left knee and right shoulder disabilities have been granted, with the latter being secondary to his service-connected left shoulder disability. His claim for an increased rating for major depressive disorder has also been granted, but he is still seeking a higher rating. The claim for tinnitus has been granted.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, but denied claims for left wrist condition, right wrist condition, left shoulder condition, and right shoulder condition. The claim for a left knee condition is also denied. Service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae was not addressed in the decision.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for colon cancer, headaches, left knee disability, and right knee disability were denied. The claim for service connection for headaches was reopened but still denied.

The reduction of the Veteran's 30 percent rating for left knee limitation of extension was improper, and restoration of the 30 percent rating is granted.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his right knee and left knee disabilities due to additional evidence being needed.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical evidence regarding the Veteran's right knee disability and its relationship to his service-connected left knee disability.

The Veteran's allergic rhinitis was restored to a 10 percent rating effective December 27, 2013. The appeal for increased ratings of his low back disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, and right shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis is granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for shoulder, lumbar spine, and left knee disabilities must be remanded due to inadequate examination reports. The hearing loss claim is denied as there is no evidence of a compensable initial rating.

The Veteran's right knee degenerative arthritis has been granted service connection.,The claim for an increased rating for tinea cruris is dismissed.

The Board has remanded several issues for additional development, including service connection claims and rating determinations. The Veteran's claims are not yet resolved.