Knee Board decisions

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims of service connection for chest pain, right knee disorder, left knee disorder, and right foot disorder. The RO denied these conditions in 1992 due to lack of evidence of current disabilities at that time. New evidence received since then supports the reopening of these claims.

Your right knee disability has been granted as service-connected. The issue is no longer before the Board.

The Veteran's right shoulder disability, along with other service-connected conditions, is rated at 40 percent. The TDIU claim is also granted.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient evidence regarding the current severity of the Veteran's knee disabilities. A new examination is needed to determine this.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant died during the pendency of the case, and thus has no jurisdiction to decide the merits.

The Board has remanded the cases due to lack of substantial compliance with previous remand directives and internal inconsistencies in the examination report.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and TDIU have been dismissed as he has withdrawn his claims.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims of service connection for left wrist radiocarpal joint disease, right wrist radiocarpal joint disease, and right wrist tendonitis. The claims are remanded to obtain a new VA examination to assess the etiology of these conditions and whether they are related to service or any other condition. The Veteran's claim of service connection for patellofemoral pain syndrome of both knees is also remanded due to the possibility of secondary service connection.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination to address functional loss, flare-ups, and additional impairment due to antalgic gait. The low back disability is also being remanded for an addendum opinion regarding its relationship to service-connected knee disabilities.

The Veteran's appeal involves multiple issues related to his service-connected conditions and subsequent complications. The Board has determined that additional development is needed, including obtaining medical opinions regarding the causes of various disabilities and whether they are proximately due to VA care or services.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a right knee condition and vertigo, as secondary to service-connected bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. The Veteran was not provided with proper notice of his scheduled VA examinations.

The Board has dismissed the claims for service connection for left knee mild osteoarthritis and unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress as they have been granted in a previous rating decision.,Service connection is granted for chronic sinusitis and obstructive sleep apnea, both of which are found to be related to active service.

The Veteran's combined disability rating was properly calculated using the Combined Ratings Table, resulting in a 90 percent rating as of May 14, 2002. The earlier effective date for TDIU was granted.

The Veteran's tinnitus, bilateral knee disorder, left shoulder disorder, abdominal disorder, GERD, and acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD) are all granted as service-connected.,The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render her unemployable, and the Board has granted a TDIU effective October 19, 2015.

The Board has dismissed the appeals of the Veteran's claims for increased ratings in excess of 30 percent for total right and left knee replacements due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeals.

Throughout the pendency of the appeal, an increased rating of 20 percent for status post right ankle injury degenerative joint disease with achilles tendonitis is granted.,Throughout the pendency of the appeal, a separate 10 percent rating for instability of left knee meniscal injury and degenerative joint disease is granted. Throughout the pendency of the appeal, a 20 percent rating for effusion, pain, and 'locking' of left knee meniscal injury and degenerative joint disease is granted.,Throughout the pendency of the appeal, a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) is granted.

The Board denied service connection for arthritis of both the left and right knees, finding no evidence of chronic conditions in service or within a presumptive period.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left knee disability, finding that there was no continuity of symptoms after service and insufficient evidence to establish a nexus between his current disabilities and in-service injuries.

The Board denied increased ratings for left and right knee instability and patellofemoral pain syndrome, finding that the evidence did not demonstrate more than moderate or slight subluxation or lateral instability.