Knee Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for right and left hip disorders that are aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected bilateral knee and right shoulder conditions. The claim for GERD secondary to PTSD is remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance/housebound due to a lack of evidence showing she is in need of regular aid and assistance or permanently housebound.

The Board has granted service connection for left knee strain residuals as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right knee disability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to insufficient evidence and inadequate VA examinations. The issues of service connection for various disorders are being reviewed again.

The appeal to reopen a claim of service connection for right knee disability is granted. A rating of 60 percent, but no higher, for status post left total knee replacement is granted. Service connection for right knee disability and acquired psychiatric disability are remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an increased rating for his right knee disability and a TDIU due to incompletion of VA examinations, missing medical records, and other procedural issues.

The Board has denied service connection for various disabilities, including low back disability, bilateral shoulder disability, bilateral hip disability, bilateral knee disability, lung disability, and left eye disability. The appeal is not about service connection at all.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the issues of service connection for bilateral knee disability and right hip disability. The Veteran's claims are now pending with the RO for further development.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection and effective dates for various conditions, including follicular infection on the head and chest, right and left knee disorders, headaches, muscle and joint pain, neurological disorder, respiratory disorder, sleep disorder, gastrointestinal condition, carpal tunnel syndrome, and major depressive disorder. The Veteran is also requested to provide additional medical records and undergo examinations.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his right knee, left knee patellofemoral arthritis, and left ankle strain have been denied. The current disability ratings are found to be appropriate.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection, rating increases, and TDIU prior to July 1, 2019. The Veteran's claim of service connection for a back disability was previously denied but is now being reopened due to new evidence submitted since the last denial.

The Veteran's bilateral knee disabilities are rated as noncompensable, and the claim for increased ratings is denied.,The Veteran meets schedular requirements for a TDIU based on her service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for right knee and low back disabilities due to incomplete records, including missing National Guard service treatment records. The Veteran is also asked to provide any private medical records.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right shoulder disability was reopened and granted. The effective date of the grant is set at May 24, 2017.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings have been withdrawn. The Board has remanded the claims for left and right leg periostitis, status post fasciotomy with knee compartment syndrome.

An earlier effective date of September 3, 1977, for service connection for left knee osteoarthritis is granted. An evaluation in excess of 20 percent disabling for left knee osteoarthritis is remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation since December 17, 2008.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for lumbar spine and left knee disabilities. The case is being remanded to provide additional development for the left knee disability claim.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral knee and foot disabilities, as well as her right thumb disability, are being remanded for additional examinations to assess the current severity of these conditions. The issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) has also been raised by the record.

The Veteran's cervical spine and left knee disabilities have been granted service connection.,His bilateral hearing loss has not met the criteria for a compensable rating.