Knee Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current left shoulder disability, right hip arthritis, and right knee arthritis did not have their onset during active duty service. The evidence does not support a finding of direct service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher disability rating for his right knee condition has been dismissed as he requested to withdraw all remaining issues.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to conflicting evidence on whether the Veteran's joint problems preexisted his service. The case will be returned for an examination and additional development.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evaluation of the left knee disability, specifically instability and meniscal damage. Additional examination is required.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional examinations and records to assess her left knee disabilities, as well as for a determination on her TDIU claim.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an increased rating for his left knee disability and a TDIU due to inaction during previous remands.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's right knee condition and hypertension are not service-connected. The case is being remanded for further development.

The Veteran withdrew her appeal for an increased rating of her right knee disability, and the Board dismissed the case as a result.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for right shoulder and left knee disabilities, finding that there was no evidence to support a nexus between these conditions and his military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for gouty arthritis was denied as the condition clearly and unmistakably existed prior to service. The Board found that his pre-existing gout conditions were not aggravated by active duty service. His claim for a higher disability rating for left knee surgery is granted.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development to obtain medical opinions regarding the etiology and severity of the Veteran's left knee disability, bilateral hearing loss, and acquired psychiatric disability. The right knee disability rating issue is also being remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims for further development due to inadequate medical opinions and incomplete records. The Veteran's right knee and left hand disabilities are being reviewed again to determine if they are related to service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral shoulder, elbow, and knee disabilities due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has decided to remand the cases of the Veteran's neck, low back, and left knee disabilities due to insufficient examination opinions and missing medical records.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection on the merits have been dismissed.,New and material evidence has been received to reopen claims of service connection for low back disability, respiratory disability (to include bronchitis and asthma), prostate cancer, and right knee disability.

The Veteran's claim for service connection has been reopened, but the issues of entitlement to service connection for bilateral flat feet, right shoulder condition, and gastrointestinal condition remain unresolved due to need for further examination and evaluation.

The Veteran's initial claim for a higher rating for his left knee disability was denied, but he received a separate compensable rating of 10 percent for limitation of extension from June 4, 2013.

Service connection for degenerative arthritis of the left knee is granted.,The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for left eye iritis was denied.

The Veteran's service-connected generalized arthralgias in shoulders, elbows, knees, hands, thumbs, and lumbar spine have been rated at 40 percent since July 1981. The Board denied a higher rating as the evidence does not support a finding of more than 40 percent disability.

The Veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 20 percent for residuals of a right acromioclavicular joint separation was denied.,The reduction from 20 to 10 percent rating for residuals of a left ankle osteochondral fracture was found improper, and the 20 percent rating is restored as of April 1, 2015. The Veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for residuals of a left ankle osteochondral fracture remains denied.,The Veteran's service connection claim for left knee osteoarthritis was denied.