Knee Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development to obtain medical records and examinations related to his claimed disabilities.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted as service-connected due to in-service noise exposure. The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of foot numbness, and the Board finds that it is less likely than not related to his service-connected left ankle strain.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a need for additional VA examination and obtaining of private treatment records.

The Board has granted service connection for left knee bursitis, right knee bursitis, lumbosacral strain, tinnitus, and left ear hearing loss. Service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) is also granted.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for specially adapted housing or a special home adaptation grant due to lack of loss of use, blindness, or severe burn injury. The Board found no inhalation injury and denied eligibility.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral knee disability, finding that there is no evidence linking his current condition to his active military service or any service-connected conditions.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, low back disorder, left knee disorder, right knee disorder, GERD, and facial scar, bridge of nose due to lack of a current diagnosis for PTSD and the absence of evidence linking these conditions to service. The preexisting facial scar was not aggravated by service.

The Board has granted service connection for a right knee impairment and a chronic respiratory disorder, finding that the Veteran's symptoms are related to his military service.

The Veteran's degenerative joint disease and subluxation of the left knee have been rated at their maximum allowable disability ratings, with no further increase granted.

The Veteran's service connection claims for left and right knee, left and right foot, and back disabilities have been granted. The claim for special monthly pension based on the need for regular aid and attendance or by reason of being housebound is also remanded.

The claims of service connection for thoracic scoliosis and a low back disability have been denied as new and material evidence has not been received.,The claims of service connection for a heart disability and hypertension (claimed as high blood pressure) have been reopened, but the merits of these claims remain denied.

The Veteran's left knee degenerative joint disease, status post total left knee replacement, is now rated at 60 percent effective June 1, 2016. A separate 20 percent rating for moderate lateral instability of the left knee is granted effective January 27, 2017.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for right and left knee disabilities due to insufficient evidence in the VA examination report.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for an effective date earlier than February 13, 2001 for the grant of service connection for left lower extremity radiculopathy and remanded his other claims due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted, but the issues of higher initial ratings and remand for additional examinations are still pending.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for arthritis of the right knee is granted, effective March 10, 1975.

The Board denied service connection for right hip, left hip, right knee, and left knee disabilities as they are not related to service or secondary to a service-connected condition.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for his right knee osteoarthritis and meniscus injury was denied. He is currently rated at 10 percent for both conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected right knee conditions, finding that his symptoms did not warrant a rating in excess of 10 percent.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU are being remanded due to inadequate VA examinations.