Knee Board decisions

The Board has determined that new and material evidence was submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for a right knee disability, but the Veteran's right knee disability is not found to have been aggravated by service. Therefore, the claim remains denied.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for increased ratings for left and right knee disabilities, as well as a right elbow disability due to inadequate VA examinations. The Veteran needs new VA examinations to determine the current level of severity of her service-connected conditions.

The Veteran is granted compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for an additional left knee/foot disability due to a total left knee replacement performed at a VA facility in February 2009, as the Board finds that this additional disability was not reasonably foreseeable and no fault on part of VA.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for right ankle, traumatic brain injury residuals, left knee, and right knee disabilities are denied. The claim for service connection for a back disability is remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and evaluations of the Veteran's right knee disorder, left knee DJD, and left knee instability due to incomplete records and need for further examination.

The Board has granted service connection for low back and right knee disorders, finding that the evidence supports a link between these conditions and service.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted, as he meets the criteria for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for depressive disorder, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, chondromalacia, left knee, and chondromalacia, right knee are being remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, DJD and knee conditions, make it impossible for him to secure or follow substantially gainful employment. The Board granted a TDIU based on the combined effects of his disabilities.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee, right knee, right ankle, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and residuals of testicular cancer. The Veteran did not have a current diagnosis or history of these conditions during his appeal period.,Additionally, the Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for status post right radical orchiectomy associated with residuals of testicular cancer was denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for bilateral knee disability and back disability due to insufficient rationale in previous VA examination opinions. The Veteran must be scheduled for new examinations to address his assertions of in-service pain.

The Board has determined that the VA opinions are inadequate and requires new opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's low back condition and right knee condition. The claims for service connection will be remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for additional development, including obtaining VA and private medical records.

The Veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for a left knee post-operative left medial meniscectomy with arthritis, other than instability is denied. The current diagnosis of the Veteran's left knee disability more closely warrants the already assigned 20 percent evaluation.

The Board has denied service connection for a right knee disability and remanded the issue of service connection for diabetes mellitus.

The Board has decided to remand the cases due to incomplete medical records from VA St. Louis Healthcare System for 1970 to 1993, and additional development is needed.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and need for further medical examinations. The issues include psychiatric disabilities, hypertension, bilateral knee disabilities, and a sleep disorder.

The Veteran's appeals for the issues of entitlement to an evaluation in excess of 60 percent for diabetic nephrosclerosis, diabetes mellitus, type II, right knee osteoarthritis, left knee osteoarthritis, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, and peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity have been dismissed. The Veteran also requested to withdraw his appeal for TDIU.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, ankle, and back disabilities as the Veteran did not have any of these conditions during his active duty or at any point during the appeal period.,Service connection was granted for left knee arthritis and right knee arthritis. The Board found that the current diagnoses were related to service due to a significant progression of the left knee disability.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for PTSD is denied as there was no prior claim filed before July 23, 2012.,Service connection for a right foot disability and neck disability are remanded due to insufficient evidence in the record.