Knee Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical evidence and a lack of proper notification for an examination. The Veteran's right knee disability needs further evaluation.

The Board has remanded the claims for a right knee disability, left knee disability (secondary to right knee), and spine/low back disability (secondary to right knee) due to inadequate medical opinions regarding their etiology.

The Veteran's service-connected joint instability and painful flexion of the left knee are rated at a 30 percent disability effective November 1, 1999.

The Veteran's appeals have been dismissed as the Veteran has withdrawn all issues on appeal.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right knee disorders, as well as a left shoulder disorder, have been granted. The decision also remanded the claim for service connection of the left shoulder disorder due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hearing loss in the right ear was denied. The Board found no current disability of hearing loss in the right ear for VA purposes at any time since separation from service in March 1991. Service connection for back disorder, right hip disorder, left hip disorder, right knee disorder, and left knee disorder were remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for all service connection claims, including hepatitis C, PTSD, bilateral knee disorder, dizziness, and post resection arteriovenous malformation of the right frontal lobe.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right knee condition is granted, as the evidence shows a current disability and a link between the condition and his active duty service. The Board found that the Veteran's right knee condition was related to an injury he sustained in service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's pre-existing left knee ACL reconstruction was aggravated by service. The case will be returned for further examination and opinion.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's right knee disability, including incomplete service records and conflicting reports of when his knee problems began. The Veteran should be provided with a VA examination to determine if he has a current right knee disability that was incurred in or aggravated by service or a service-connected right ankle disability.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his L5-S1 lumbar spondylolisthesis, degenerative disc disease, and intervertebral disc syndrome, left knee patellar tendonitis and patellofemoral syndrome, and right knee patellar tendonitis and patellofemoral syndrome have been withdrawn. As a result, the appeal is dismissed.

The Board has granted service connection for right and left knee disabilities as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral pes planus. The claims were reopened due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran, which was found to relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim.

The Veteran's service-connected knee disabilities are being remanded for further evaluation due to the need for a current disability picture and updated VA treatment records.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeals to reopen claims for service connection for left wrist and right knee disabilities, finding that new evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating these claims.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development regarding his right knee total knee replacement and service connection for a low back disability.

The Board has denied service connection for a left ear hearing loss disability due to the lack of evidence showing current hearing impairment within VA's definition.,Service connection is granted for a right knee condition, with the condition being less likely caused by an in-service injury.

The Veteran's left knee disability is rated at 60 percent, effective from December 24, 2014. Service connection for a spine disability as secondary to the service-connected left knee disability is granted.

The Board has remanded the claims for increased ratings for right and left knee disabilities, as well as service connection for a low back disability. The Veteran's right and left knees are currently rated at 30 percent and 20 percent respectively.

The Board has remanded the claims for a back disability, left hip strain, and right knee strain as secondary to service-connected disabilities due to incomplete reasoning in previous VA medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for right knee disability, initial ratings for dysthymic disorder and low back strain, and TDIU due to new evidence and/or worsening symptoms. Specifically, a medical opinion is needed regarding whether any right knee disorder or pain with functional impairment is related to active service and/or proximately due to his service-connected low back strain.