Knee Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the onset and relationship of the claimed conditions to service. The Veteran's low back, knee, hemorrhoid, GERD, and urinary tract disabilities are all being reviewed further.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral knee disability and gastroesophageal disorder due to inadequate VA examination opinions.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for left knee strain and instability have been denied. The highest schedular rating of 30% has been granted for both conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection to his right knee disorder, finding that there is no current diagnosis of a right knee disability or impairment of earning capacity.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection and rating of left knee DJD and back disability was denied. The Board found that the Veteran did not meet criteria for a higher rating for his left knee DJD, but granted separate ratings for limitation of extension and instability. Service connection for his back disability was also denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and the need for further medical opinions. The Veteran's spouse asserts that he had knee, neurological, and skin conditions related to his service at Elmendorf AFB in Alaska.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral knee and hip conditions as well as a depressive disorder, prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for an increased rating for her right knee disability due to inadequate examination reports and functional loss during flare-ups. A new examination is required.

The Board has remanded the case due to issues with VA's duty to assist and a need for an addendum opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's left knee and leg disability. The case will be reconsidered based on these findings.

The Veteran's service-connected right and left knee disabilities render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment, warranting a TDIU on an extraschedular basis from October 28, 2011.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for old avulsion fracture fragment in the region of the medial malleus, right ankle, effective December 28, 2015.,The Board denied entitlement to an initial compensable rating for thigh, impairment of the right knee (DC 5253).

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for a right knee disability and sleep apnea due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran's current disabilities are not related to his military service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection have been remanded by the Board. The AOJ is directed to consider new evidence submitted since the August 2016 denial of his right knee disorder claim.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left knee disability, finding that there is no evidence of chronic left knee symptoms during or immediately after service and insufficient medical opinion to establish a link between current arthritis and service.

The Board has denied service connection for a bilateral knee disability and remanded the skin disability claim. The decision is final with respect to the denial of the knee disability, but the skin disability case must be returned for further development.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient rationale in a previous VA opinion and the need for updated medical records. The Veteran's right knee degenerative joint disease is being reviewed again with the aim of providing a more detailed explanation.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of entitlement to an initial disability evaluation in excess of 10 percent for right-knee disorder and service connection for left-ear hearing loss due to inadequate examinations conducted by VA. The Veteran will only pursue his appeal for a higher rating for right-knee disorder from January 1, 2012 and for service connection for left-ear hearing loss only.

The Board has remanded the cases due to inadequate examination and lack of opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's left knee disability and TBI. The Veteran is to be afforded a VA examination to determine if his disabilities are related to service, including an August 1973 motor vehicle accident.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for higher disability ratings for left and right knee arthritis as the appellant died during the appeal process.

The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is denied as his service-connected right knee disability alone does not prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.