Knee Board decisions

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination due to insufficient evidence on record regarding the Veteran's claimed conditions, particularly his left knee disability. The issues of service connection for headaches, high blood pressure, a sleep disability, tinnitus, depression, and left knee disability are being referred back to the AOJ.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's knee and foot disabilities, including right hip strain. The claims for increased ratings are being returned due to inconsistencies in the July 2015 examination report. Additional examinations are needed to assess the current severity of the Veteran's bilateral knee and right foot conditions.

The Board denied service connection for right knee, right hip, and left hip disabilities as secondary to a service-connected left toe disability due to lack of medical evidence supporting the Veteran's claims.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for osteoarthritis of the left knee and degenerative joint disease of the right knee, as his range of motion does not meet the criteria for a higher rating under applicable diagnostic codes.

The Board has remanded the claims due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's current shoulder, elbow, hand and knee disorders. The Veteran is presumed credible in his statements about combat-related events during service.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's right knee instability and limitation of extension, as well as his TDIU claim. The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for right shoulder injury with rotator cuff surgery, right knee condition, bilateral hearing loss, and scar, right shoulder status post-surgical procedure due to missing service treatment records. The Veteran's initial enlistment records are lost, and there is no medical record prior to October 1984.

The Board denied service connection for low back, left knee, right knee, and plantar fasciitis disabilities. The claim for eye disability (blurred vision) was also denied.,Service connection for sinus disability, pulmonary disability due to asbestos exposure, respiratory disability (residuals of pneumonia and restrictive lung disease), major depressive disorder, and PTSD were all denied.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for a left leg disability and related arthritis conditions has been reopened, and the appeal is granted to this extent. The Board has ordered additional medical examination and remanded the case for further development.

The Board has granted service connection for left hip bursitis. The case of a left knee condition and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and an adjustment disorder with anxiety is remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left knee disorder, finding that there is no evidence linking his current condition to his military service or any service-connected disability. The Board also found insufficient evidence to support a secondary service connection claim.

The Board has reopened the claims of entitlement to service connection for right hip, right knee, left knee, right shoulder, and left shoulder disabilities. The claim of entitlement to service connection for heart disability (enlarged heart) is also reopened.

The Veteran's eye disorder, diagnosed as diabetic retinopathy, is granted service connection as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus. The left and right knee disorders are denied service connection. An initial rating of 70 percent for PTSD prior to December 20, 2017 is granted.

The Board has found that further development is necessary due to outstanding treatment records and a need for additional VA examinations, including those compliant with the recent precedential decision in Correia v. McDonald.

Service connection is granted for bilateral hearing loss.,Service connection is granted for a lower back condition and associated neurological abnormalities.

The Veteran's initial evaluations for left and right knee disorders prior to May 6, 2010 are denied.,Effective dates of May 6, 2010 and April 28, 2010 have been granted for the assignment of specific evaluations.

Your initial rating for status-post internal fixation with residual hardware and pain of the left fifth metatarsal has been granted at a 30 percent level. The other issues have been remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for right and left knee arthritis, finding no evidence to support a link between his current conditions and military service.

The Veteran's right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy with weakness and right knee flexion contracture are at least as likely as not due to his service-connected non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. As a result, the Board has granted secondary service connection for these conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for a right knee disorder and a left knee disorder, finding that the Veteran's current bilateral knee disorders are caused by his service-connected bilateral pes planus.