Knee Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate February 2012 VA examination, which did not account for additional loss of motion from flare-ups and repetitive use. The Veteran's left knee disability is currently rated as 10 percent disabling.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered her unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment prior to July 1, 2011.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU due to missing medical records, lack of compliance with VA examination requirements, and inextricability between the issues.

The Board has decided to remand the cases due to inadequate examination reports and failure to comply with previous remands.

The Board has decided that service connection is denied for a left knee disorder, right knee disorder, and jaw disorder. The case is REMANDED to obtain medical records and schedule the Veteran for an examination regarding his left ankle sprain.

The Board denied service connection for right and left knee disabilities, congenital pectus excavatum with status post-surgical thoracotomy, and obstructive sleep apnea. The claims are not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has denied service connection for a lumbar spine disorder and a right knee disorder, finding no evidence of in-service injury or chronic condition. The Veteran's current diagnoses are not causally related to his military service.,A separate issue regarding the rating for retropatellar pain syndrome with degenerative joint disease of the left knee has been granted.

The Veteran's cervical spine DJD is granted service connection based on a presumption of service connection due to the PACT Act. The right knee disorder, tendonitis and patellofemoral pain syndrome, is denied as not related to service. Service connection for hypothyroidism is also granted but with an initial 10 percent disability rating.

The Board has granted service connection for left knee degenerative joint disease and chondromalacia, as well as right knee degenerative joint disease and chondromalacia. The conditions are related to the Veteran's active service.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings of bilateral hearing loss, patellofemoral pain syndrome with degenerative joint disease of the left knee, and service connection for bilateral pes planus are being remanded due to incomplete records. The TDIU appeal is also deferred until these issues are resolved.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection and temporary total ratings have been remanded due to the need for additional evidence or examination. The claims for increased ratings are also being held in abeyance.

The Board denied service connection for a low back disability, bilateral knee disability, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service.

The Veteran's left knee instability and degenerative joint disease with status post medial meniscectomy are remanded for further evaluation due to recent testimony indicating an increase in severity since the last examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of his bilateral knee disability, bilateral hearing loss, and sleep apnea.

The Board has remanded both the left and right knee disability claims due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran's lay statements regarding continuity of symptoms since service are considered, as is other pertinent evidence.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient medical evidence on file. The Veteran needs a VA examination to determine if his current right knee disability and geographic atrophy, right eye, are related to his military service.

The Board has determined that additional VA examinations are needed to determine the current severity of the Veteran's right knee disability, and that the RO should attempt to obtain his private treatment records.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for a right knee condition due to new evidence received since the last denial. The case is remanded for further development and opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's bilateral knee conditions and his service-connected back condition.

The Board has remanded several issues related to service connection for various disorders, including right and left arm disorders, a left great toe disorder, a hernia, a right knee disorder, right and left shoulder disorders, sleep apnea (secondary to service-connected psychiatric, lumbar spine, and right lower extremity disabilities), degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, and left ear hearing loss. The remand requires obtaining additional medical opinions and records.

The Board has denied service connection for cervical spine, lumbar spine, bilateral knee, and right shoulder disabilities as well as an acquired psychiatric disability (neurocognitive disorder) due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.