Knee Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims for an earlier effective date for TDIU and education benefits under Chapter 35 (DEA) due to their inextricability with other pending claims. The Veteran's attorney asserts that resolution of these claims may impact the analysis regarding his TDIU claim.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection of left and right knee disabilities, as secondary to a right ankle disability due to insufficient VA medical records from San Juan VAMC. The Veteran's claim will be returned to the AOJ to obtain these records and provide an addendum opinion regarding whether his knee disabilities are proximately due or aggravated by his right ankle disability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his right shoulder disorder and left knee arthritis due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran will need to undergo a new examination to determine the current severity of these conditions.

The Board has granted the Veteran's petitions to reopen his claims for service connection for right shoulder and right knee disabilities. However, these claims are still pending as they have been remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.

The Board has dismissed all pending appeals due to the appellant's withdrawal of his claims.

The Board denied service connection for left shoulder, left knee, and right knee disorders due to a lack of evidence showing the conditions are related to active duty service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development regarding service connection for right knee osteoarthritis status post total arthroplasty.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of left ankle disorder, left knee disorder, and OSA have been reopened. The Board has granted the reopening of these claims.

The Veteran's application to reopen his previously denied claim for entitlement to service connection for a right knee disability is denied. The Board has also remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for a left ankle disability due to lack of VA examination.

The Board has granted service connection for low back, right knee, and left knee disabilities as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left ankle disability.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD, TBI, hernia residuals, bilateral knee conditions, and lower back strain have been remanded. The Veteran also has a pending request to increase his ratings for hearing loss and seborrheic dermatitis, as well as a request for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VA examination and requests a new one for an opinion on whether the Veteran's right knee condition is related to service, including his fall in November 1990. The examiner must also consider if it is aggravated by pes planus.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for sensory motor peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity and TDIU due to his service-connected right knee disability. The Veteran is seeking an increased evaluation for his right knee disability, which currently results in a 60 percent rating from October 28, 2015.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate VA examinations and a need for further medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for Osgood-Schlatter's Disease and arthritis of the bilateral knees, finding that there was no clear and unmistakable evidence of pre-existing OSD and that it did not become aggravated during service. The arthritis of the knees is also not presumed to have been incurred in service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee disability, right knee disability, sleep apnea, and headaches have been denied as the evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including back disability, left and right knee disabilities, sleep apnea, residuals of heat stroke, and migraine headaches. The decision also remanded the claim for service connection for hypertension.

PTSD, right knee patellofemoral syndrome, seizure disability, and tinnitus have been granted as service connected.,Tinnitus was initially present during active service and persists to the present.

The Veteran is permanently and totally disabled due to service-connected disabilities resulting in loss of use of both lower extremities, which qualifies him for specially adapted housing.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for bilateral hearing loss and asthma as the Veteran requested withdrawal of these issues. The remaining issues have been remanded for further development.