Knee Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for service connection for peripheral neuropathy was denied. The initial increased rating claims for left knee scars and the earlier effective date claim were granted with a 10 percent disability rating assigned as of March 22, 2016. However, all other issues related to his left knee disabilities were denied.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's claims, including service connection for a left knee disorder and kidney disorder, as well as an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for osteoarthritis of the left ankle. The effective date for the grant of an evaluation of 10 percent for osteoarthritis of the left ankle is denied.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral arm disability, bilateral knee disability, and bilateral foot disability as these conditions were not incurred or aggravated by active service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between his current condition and his military service. The issues of service connection for bilateral knee conditions and headaches (secondary to PTSD) have been remanded due to deficiencies in prior VA examinations.

The Board denied service connection for back and bilateral knee disabilities, finding that the Veteran's conditions did not originate during or within one year after his military service.

Service connection for a bilateral elbow disorder, bilateral knee disorder, bilateral ankle disorder, eye disability, sleep apnea, hypertension, sinus disorder, cholesterol, and bilateral hearing loss is denied.,Service connection for anxiety disorder is granted.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the Veteran's claimed disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for a seizure disorder as secondary to service-connected TBI. The appeal regarding the left knee disability is remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence for reopening the claim of service connection for a left knee disorder and for obtaining an opinion on whether the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders are related to his military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened and granted.,Service connection is established for a back disability, right knee disability, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (depression).

The Veteran's right knee disability is currently rated at 10 percent, and no higher. The Board finds that a rating in excess of 10 percent based on limitation of flexion is not warranted.,For allergic rhinitis, the Veteran is currently rated at 10 percent from January 11, 2014, and 30 percent from August 4, 2016. The Board finds that a rating in excess of 30 percent is not warranted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a left knee disorder, low back disorder, and right knee disorder are granted. The claim for tinnitus is also granted.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for left ear hearing loss has been dismissed.

The Board is remanding the case to obtain additional medical records and schedule a VA examination for the Veteran's left knee condition.

The Veteran's application to reopen a claim of service connection for a right knee disability is granted. The Board has determined that the evidence received since the March 2000 decision raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim, and thus the claim is reopened. However, the Board has also determined that additional development is needed due to outstanding VA treatment records and the need for an examination to determine the etiology of any currently diagnosed right knee disability.

The Board has remanded the claim due to a need for a new VA examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's left knee disability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for right and left knee patellofemoral chondromalacia, as well as for post-operative right and left knee DJD. The issues are being remanded due to the need for a new examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected right and left knee disabilities.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient examination and testimony regarding the Veteran's right knee disorder, including osteoarthritis. A new VA examination is needed to address the etiology of his claimed condition.

The Veteran's service-connected knee disabilities are being remanded for a new examination to assess the current severity of his bilateral chondromalacia patella.

The Veteran's thoracolumbar spine disorder and right knee/thigh disorder are granted as service-connected. The initial evaluation for PTSD is granted at 70 percent from October 1, 2015 to February 10, 2016.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including right elbow disability, residuals of right ring finger fracture, bilateral knee disability, congestive heart failure, hypertension, varicose veins and their residuals, and stroke. The VA is instructed to obtain updated medical records and schedule examinations for each issue.