Knee Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between the Veteran's current right knee disability and his service. The Veteran will need a new VA examination to address all relevant evidence, including in-service complaints and treatment for recurrent pyoderma with cellulitis.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of right knee disability, left knee disability, and headaches have been remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.

The Board has determined that further development is necessary due to the inadequacy of a June 2015 VA medical opinion and the need for another remand. The Veteran's right knee disability may be related to an in-service injury, but more evidence is needed.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the claims related to hearing loss and tinnitus, as well as for service connection for various disabilities. The Veteran will be provided another opportunity to obtain private medical records and participate in a VA audiological examination.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection for various conditions, including arthritis of multiple joints and PTSD. The issues of service connection for respiratory problems, chronic fatigue syndrome, generalized joint pain, and insomnia have been remanded.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for a right knee disorder and type 2 diabetes mellitus have been granted. The right knee disorder claim is based on direct evidence, while the diabetes mellitus claim is based on post-service treatment records showing it was manifested to a degree of 10% or more.

The Board has denied service connection for asthma, COPD, emphysema, and sleep apnea. The left knee disability claim is remanded due to the need for further development.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of a left knee disability, sleep disability (including sleep apnea), weight gain, and adjustment disorder with mixed features.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation since December 27, 2013. The Board has granted the TDIU effective from that date.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee osteoarthritis and left ankle disorder, finding no causal relationship to active service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various knee and ankle disabilities, as well as bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. The claims are being returned to obtain VA medical records and a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected right knee surgery with osteoarthritis and left knee strain due to a need for additional development, including a new VA examination.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for left and right knee disorders due to inadequate VA examination reports. The case is now pending for a new VA examination.

The Board denied service connection for left and right knee disabilities, as well as PTSD. The Veteran's current diagnoses of these conditions were not supported by the evidence presented.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for left knee and right shoulder disabilities have been granted, with the latter being secondary to his service-connected left shoulder disability. His claim for an increased rating for major depressive disorder has also been granted, but he is still seeking a higher rating. The claim for tinnitus has been granted.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, but denied claims for left wrist condition, right wrist condition, left shoulder condition, and right shoulder condition. The claim for a left knee condition is also denied. Service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae was not addressed in the decision.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for colon cancer, headaches, left knee disability, and right knee disability were denied. The claim for service connection for headaches was reopened but still denied.

The reduction of the Veteran's 30 percent rating for left knee limitation of extension was improper, and restoration of the 30 percent rating is granted.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his right knee and left knee disabilities due to additional evidence being needed.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical evidence regarding the Veteran's right knee disability and its relationship to his service-connected left knee disability.