Knee Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for left knee disability and skin cancer due to potential service connection issues. The Veteran served as a paratrooper, which may have caused his current knee disability. His skin cancers are also under review due to possible exposure to hazardous environmental contaminants during service.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for lower jaw disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, and skin disability over the right lower extremity due to insufficient evidence in the record. The Veteran's claims are being referred back for further examination and consideration.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for a right knee disorder and his rating for postoperative residuals of right triple arthrodesis due to the need for further examination.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment for which his education and occupational experience would otherwise qualify him.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the Veteran's claims, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling a new VA examination for PTSD. The claims are being remanded to allow for this development.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to incomplete records and further examination. The Veteran's exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune is conceded.

The Veteran's back, left and right knee disabilities were denied as service connection because the evidence did not establish a relationship to his military service.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to lack of adequate examination and treatment records.

The Veteran's low back strain is now rated at 20 percent effective December 5, 2016. Her left and right knee disabilities remain at 10 percent each.

The Veteran's service-connected tinnitus and knee disabilities are not severe enough to require regular aid and attendance, so SMC based on this is denied.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to obtain the Veteran's terminal hospital reports and missing February 2017 rating action. The appellant’s claims for service connection are also remanded due to an incomplete list of dates the Veteran served on active duty, ACDUTRA, or INACDUTRA.

The Board has granted service connection for a right and left knee disorder as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected cervical spine strain. The effective date is not specified.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a left wrist disability, increased ratings for right and left knee disabilities, and TDIU due to service-connected disabilities. The Veteran's claims are pending further development.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for low back disability and left knee disability, but denied both claims as there is no evidence of a nexus between these disabilities and active duty service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to outstanding VA and private treatment records, as well as clarification of his Gulf War service. The issues include multiple musculoskeletal and psychiatric disabilities.

The Veteran's skin condition, pseudofolliculitis barbae, is rated at 0 percent due to less than 5% of the entire body or less than 5% of exposed areas affected. The Board finds no current diagnoses for a lower back or left knee disability and remands for further examination.

The Board has reopened the claims of service connection for right and left knee disabilities, as well as hypertension. The Veteran's hypertension is found to be related to active service.,An effective date prior to February 22, 2018, for a separate 10 percent rating for ankle scars is denied.

The Veteran's service connection for insomnia is granted as secondary to her service-connected back and hip disabilities. An increased rating of 40 percent, but no higher, is granted for her thoracic spine disability. A TDIU rating is granted based on her unemployability due to her service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development to obtain records and determine if the Veteran's shoulder and knee disabilities are related to service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU are remanded due to inadequate VA examinations, lack of flares information, and need for additional records.