Knee Board decisions

The Board has decided that the Veteran's right ankle, lower back, right hip, and right knee disabilities are related to his service-connected left ankle disability. However, due to incomplete opinions from previous VA examinations, a new examination is required to determine if these conditions were caused or aggravated by his service-connected condition.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for left knee disability, low back disability, and bilateral hearing loss and hyperacusis due to insufficient medical opinions. The TDIU claim is also remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with these issues.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for left and right knee disabilities, as well as a lumbar spine disability due to the Veteran's failure to report for scheduled VA examinations. The case will be returned to the RO for further development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for OSA, vertigo/dizziness, bilateral knee conditions, and skin diseases have been granted. The claim for CFS was denied.

The Board has granted service connection for left and right knee disabilities, finding that the Veteran's knee conditions are at least as likely as not related to his active military service.

The Board has determined that VA examinations and VA addendum opinions are warranted prior to appellate review for the Veteran's skin disorder, gastrointestinal disorder, left knee disorder, diabetes mellitus type II, and left ankle disorder.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left knee disability, finding that there was no evidence of any in-service injury or disease related to the current condition and that the current condition is not related to his service-connected right knee disability.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for chest pain and remanded the issue of secondary service connection for left knee disability due to his service-connected lumbar spine arthritis.

The Board has granted service connection for degenerative osteoarthritis of the right knee, left knee, and lumbar spine. The Veteran's current conditions are related to his military service.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to new evidence. The issues of secondary service connection for tinnitus, service connection for sinusitis with rhinitis, type II diabetes mellitus, irritable bowel syndrome, low back disorder, left knee disorder, and right knee disorder are all remanded for further development.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including coronary artery disease, degenerative arthritis of the spine, hiatal hernia, degenerative arthritis of the left knee, and tendonitis of the right shoulder, rendered him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment. The Board granted a TDIU for the entire appeal period.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient opinions regarding service connection and aggravation of right knee disability by left knee disability.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are rated at a maximum of 50 percent, and his service-connected right and left knee disabilities are granted.

The claims of entitlement to service connection for various conditions have been denied. The Veteran's new and material evidence did not provide sufficient information to reopen the claims.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral pes planus, bilateral shin splints (stress fractures), a bilateral knee disability, and a lumbar spine disability. The Board found that there was no increase in severity of preexisting pes planus during service and that the Veteran did not have current disabilities of his shins, low back or knees.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea syndrome with CPAP, finding that it is at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further examination and medical opinion regarding his claimed bilateral foot condition, back condition, and knee condition. The issues of service connection are not addressed as the appeal does not involve a claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a right knee disability, restless leg syndrome, left hip disability, right hip disability, and bilateral hearing loss due to additional development being necessary.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete service treatment records, and requests that additional development be done before a final decision is made on whether new evidence supports reopening the claim for left knee injuries.

The Veteran's initial compensable disability ratings for left and right lower extremity saphenous nerve injuries, as well as his left knee scar, were denied.,Service connection was granted for tinnitus but denied for bilateral foot conditions, bilateral ankle conditions, and thoracolumbar spine condition.