Knee decisions — 2019

The Board is remanding the case to attempt to obtain in-patient hospital treatment records from Fort Leonard Wood for any left knee disability during active duty service.

The Veteran's TDIU claim for the period prior to March 12, 2013 is remanded as there is evidence suggesting he was rendered unemployable due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected bilateral knee conditions due to new evidence suggesting an increase in severity.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right shoulder disability and right knee pain do not meet the criteria for service connection due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service. The case is being remanded for further examination and opinion regarding the right knee condition.

The Board denied service connection for degenerative joint disease in the bilateral hands, left hip, right shoulder, and left knee as secondary to his service-connected right knee disability.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including for new evidence to reopen some of the claims. The VA is instructed to obtain SSA records.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for a right knee disability, finding that her arthritis did not manifest within one year of separation from active duty and was not caused by or aggravated by her service-connected left knee disability.

The Board has remanded the case due to outstanding treatment records and a need for further searches by the JSRRC.

The Veteran's service connection claims for left and right shoulder disabilities, left knee disabilities, bilateral pes planus, and hallux rigidus have been granted. The remaining issues of service connection for a left wrist disability, back disability, and respiratory condition are being remanded for further development.

The Veteran's tinnitus and back condition were granted service connection. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss, left hip condition, right hip condition, and right knee strain were denied service connection.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right knee disorders, PTSD, and a disorder characterized by chest pain. The case is being remanded to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the chest pain claim.

The Veteran's right knee disability is being remanded for a new examination to assess the current severity of his condition.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various ankle, knee, hip, and buttock pain disabilities due to outstanding treatment records and further medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for cervical and lumbar spine disorders, left and right knee disorders, and a skin disorder of the right hand due to incomplete STRs and insufficient medical opinions. Additional records are needed, and an examination is required to determine if these conditions are related to service.

The Veteran's left knee instability is currently rated at 20 percent, and the Board has ordered a remand to assess whether his condition warrants an increased rating.

The Board has granted service connection for left ankle, bilateral knee, and lumbar spine degenerative joint diseases as part of the already service-connected generalized arthritic process.

The Veteran's left knee disability is rated at 20 percent, and his left leg traumatic neuropathy is rated at 10 percent. Both conditions are denied for increased ratings.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left knee disability and for an initial rating for a left face scar due to outstanding VA treatment records and additional medical opinions.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for right and left knee disabilities due to new evidence submitted since the last final denial. The case is now remanded for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board denied service connection for a lumbar spine disability, left knee disability, and right knee disability due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to active service.,Service connection was also not granted for an acquired psychiatric disability, left leg healed anterior stress fracture, or residuals of right ankle sprain and trauma.