Knee Board decisions

The Veteran's right and left knee disabilities, as well as his back disability, were not incurred during service or due to an in-service injury. His hearing loss was also denied.,Service connection for a left ear hearing loss is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for right knee disability, left knee disability, and right shoulder disability. The Veteran's disabilities are found to have started during his military service.

The Veteran's service-connected right and left knee osteoarthritis have been granted initial disability ratings of 30 percent for painful motion during flexion, with the condition that these awards are subject to controlling regulations governing the payment of monetary awards.

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

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

The Veteran's left knee disability is currently rated at 10 percent, and the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted.,For his right knee patellofemoral syndrome, the Veteran received a 10 percent rating based on painful motion. The Veteran also received a separate 10 percent rating for symptomatic removal of semilunar cartilage in the right knee effective November 17, 2010.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted, but the specific disabilities and issues are not fully specified in this decision. The Board has reopened his claims for thoracic spine disability, left knee disability, left elbow disability, left foot disability, bilateral hearing loss, and cervical spine disability.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection for his left knee disabilities, as well as a right knee disability secondary to his left knee disability, need further examination and evaluation. The remanded matters include assessing the current severity of the Veteran’s left knee disabilities and determining whether any right knee disability is caused or aggravated by his service-connected left knee disability.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left knee disability, finding that his current diagnosis is related to an injury he sustained during active service.

The Board denied a request for an earlier effective date for the right knee scar and granted separate ratings for left knee extension limitation, instability, flexion limitation, and service connection for endometriosis, cervical polyps, pelvic pain, respiratory disability, low back disability, right hip disability, left hip disability, and anemia.

The Veteran's claim for specially adapted housing is granted due to her service-connected disabilities resulting in the loss of use of both lower extremities, requiring regular and constant use of leg braces.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to missing service treatment records and the need for additional VA examinations.

The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorder is rated at 30 percent, effective March 24, 2015. The Board granted service connection for lumbar spine disability, left knee disability, and right knee disability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for joint pain, wrist pain, sleep disturbance, and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy due to an undiagnosed illness. The appeal is pending additional development.

The Board has remanded the cases of service connection for a right knee disorder and traumatic brain injury due to incomplete records and need for additional medical opinions.

The Veteran's right knee disorder is granted service connection, while his left knee and upper back disorders are denied.

The Veteran's left knee degenerative joint disease and instability were granted initial disability ratings, with the limitation of flexion and extension rated at 20 percent from January 4, 2013 to January 12, 2015 and March 1, 2015 to March 17, 2016. The Veteran's left knee instability prior to March 17, 2016 was denied a higher rating. A disability rating of 60 percent for total left knee replacement from May 1, 2017 was granted.

The Board has remanded the claim for a disability rating exceeding 10 percent for arthritis of the left knee due to inadequate examination findings and the need for additional development, including obtaining an MRI and scheduling a new VA examination.

The Veteran's back, right knee, plantar fasciitis, skin disability of the feet, OSA, headache, bilateral eye, and allergies disabilities are remanded for further examination and determination.