Knee Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for clothing allowances due to his knee braces and med clotrimazole cream in the 2016 calendar year. The AOJ is instructed to issue a Supplemental Statement of the Case on these issues.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings of his service-connected right knee disability, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss have been dismissed. The appeal regarding entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities prior to May 7, 2015 has also been dismissed.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected left and right knee disabilities due to a need for additional development, including a new VA examination.

Your appeals for increased ratings and an earlier effective date have been dismissed as the Veteran opted into the Appeals Modernization Act (AMA) review system.

The Veteran's claims for higher ratings for left knee degenerative joint disease and instability were denied as his symptoms did not warrant a rating higher than the current 10 percent assigned.

The appeal pertaining to presbyopia is dismissed.,New and material evidence has been received, allowing the reopening of claims for service connection for a left knee disorder and hypertension. Service connection for anemia secondary to hemorrhoids is granted.,PTOSIS with visual field defect prior to July 10, 2019 was denied; as of that date, a 30% rating is granted but no higher.,A separate 10% rating is granted for GLAUcoma and Ocular Sarcoidosis with Dry Eye Syndrome.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right knee disorder, including subluxation of the right patella, medial and lateral meniscus tear, and degenerative arthritis of the right knee, was granted. The Board found that his pre-existing condition existed prior to service but was aggravated by in-service injury.

The Board has decided to remand six separate claims of service connection for various disabilities, including a right hand broken finger disorder, low back disorder, left ankle disorder, left knee disorder, right shoulder disorder, and hypertension. The Veteran is required to undergo VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left knee osteoarthritis is related to his service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient development of records and failure to address whether VA attempted to obtain treatment records from a New York VA hospital in 1990. The Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral knee disability is now pending again.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for various foot, hand, knee, shoulder, back, and eye disorders due to incomplete records from the Veteran's reserve service.

The Board has remanded the cases due to inadequate examination in a previous remand. The Veteran's left lower extremity and right knee disorders are being reviewed again for proper medical opinions.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional medical records and an opinion regarding the etiology of the appellant's right knee disability.

The Veteran's claims for athlete’s foot, foot pain, cervical and thoracic spine disability, joint pain, muscle pain, right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, low back disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, right leg disability, and left leg disability are being remanded due to the need for additional development.,The Veteran has not been formally diagnosed with any medical conditions relating to these claims. However, he has reported pain in various areas of his body during service and since then.

The Board has determined that the VA examinations conducted were not compliant with the remand directives and thus, the claims are being returned to the RO for further development.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for right knee degenerative joint disease, left knee degenerative joint disease, and PTSD have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not show limitation of flexion to 30 degrees in either knee or deficiencies in most areas due to PTSD.

The Board denied compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a left knee disability because the evidence did not show that the Veteran's injury was caused by the VA physical therapy session on March 4, 2013.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based upon unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, finding that his service-connected conditions did not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's right knee arthritis is granted as secondary to his service-connected left knee disability. The Board found the evidence in relative equipoise with regard to whether the right knee arthritis was caused by or aggravated by the left knee disability.

The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea, headaches, cervical spine disability, right ankle disability, and left knee disability. The Veteran's left wrist disability is denied as it is not related to service.