Knee Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral knee disabilities due to inadequate examinations and conflicting opinions. The case is returned for further development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of his knee and leg disabilities, including the amputation of the left leg above the knee. The AOJ is instructed to obtain additional medical opinions addressing these issues.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is being remanded due to the need for a supplemental statement of the case and additional development, including obtaining updated employment information.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right knee disability as secondary to his already service-connected left knee disability.

The Veteran's claims for a higher disability rating for his left knee disability and SMC based on the need for aid and attendance or being housebound are remanded due to the failure to report for scheduled VA examinations. The issues are inextricably intertwined.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for headaches, shortness of breath and asthma, a right knee condition, and a right ankle condition have been granted. The claim for service connection for obesity has been denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depressive disorder, GAD, and panic disorder is granted. The claims for prostate cancer, back condition, right knee condition, and sleep disorder are remanded.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an eye condition. The claims for service connection for a bilateral knee condition and chronic sinusitis are remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for higher ratings for his low back disability and right knee disabilities are remanded due to further development being required.

The Veteran's entitlement to service connection for insomnia is granted as secondary to his service-connected other specified trauma and stressor related disorder. His increased rating for left knee post meniscectomy disability is also granted.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left knee disorder and a left foot disorder due to new evidence received since the November 2014 rating decision. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder remains pending.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a left knee disability and diabetes mellitus due to insufficient medical opinions addressing whether obesity is a substantial factor in causing these conditions or if they would not have occurred but for obesity.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee, right knee, and back disabilities have been reopened. The Board has determined that the evidence received since the January 2014 final rating decision is new and material to reopen these claims. However, the claims are still being remanded due to inadequate VA examination opinions.

The Board has remanded the claims for additional development, including obtaining new medical opinions to assess the severity of the appellant's knee disabilities and determine whether her neck disability is related to service-connected conditions.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for degenerative joint disease of the left knee due to new and material evidence. The case is remanded for further development, including obtaining a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's current left knee disability is related to service or secondary to his right knee patellofemoral syndrome.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for additional examinations.

The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings for his right and left knee disorders is granted, with the effective date being subject to rules governing the award of monetary benefits.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to incomplete information regarding the Veteran's employment status and right knee disability, as well as the need for an updated VA examination.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection of left knee disability, left heel cold injury, mood disorder with anxiety, and ischemic heart disease due to herbicide exposure as the appellant withdrew her appeal.

The Board has granted service connection for left and right knee osteoarthritis, finding that the Veteran's current diagnoses are supported by his statements of in-service injury and continuity of symptoms since service.