Knee Board decisions

The Veteran's appeals for increased evaluations of his service-connected conditions have been dismissed, and the Board has remanded the cases to the AOJ for issuance of a Statement of the Case regarding earlier effective dates.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for thoracolumbar spine disorder, cervical spine disorder, right knee disorder, and left knee disorder due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology. The case is being returned for an addendum opinion from a VA examiner.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for a TDIU from December 14, 2010 through September 9, 2013 due to deficiencies in the June 2017 VA examination and the need for an expert opinion on whether his service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and remanded the issue of increased rating for right knee degenerative joint disease.

The Veteran's appeals for higher evaluations of bursitis in the left tibial tubercle and left knee limitation of extension, as well as his appeal for specially adapted housing or a special home adaptation grant, have been dismissed due to his satisfaction with the recent decision.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral pes planus and tinnitus, as well as increased ratings for various knee disabilities. The Veteran's claim for asthma was remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including headaches, bilateral knee disorder, bilateral shoulder disorder, back disorder, and neck disorder. The issues are related to whether these conditions had onset in or are otherwise related to active service.

The Board denied service connection for right and left knee disabilities, finding that the evidence did not support a link to service or any service-connected conditions.

The Board found that the Veteran's current left knee condition is not related to his service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals for increased ratings of retropatellar pain syndrome, right knee and left knee.

The Board denied service connection for left and right knee disorders, as well as a compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss since October 18, 2010. The Veteran's current conditions are characterized as a level VI hearing loss prior to October 18, 2010, and a level II hearing loss thereafter.

The Veteran's petition to reopen his claim of entitlement to service connection for a dental condition is denied. The Board also remanded several issues related to the Veteran's bilateral hip and knee disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for a right knee disability and hepatitis C as new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen these previously denied claims.

The Veteran's bilateral hip and knee disorders are related to his service-connected lumbar spine disability, with the hip disorder aggravated by it.

Service connection for right ear hearing loss, back disorder, left knee disorder, and right lower extremity radiculopathy is granted.

The Board has denied service connection for right knee, left knee, and left toe fracture disabilities as the evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for a low back disorder, an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for his right knee disability, and an initial compensable rating for his left ankle disability due to insufficient information provided by VA examiners.

The Board denied compensation for right knee disability under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 because the Veteran's additional disability was not caused by VA treatment, and there is no indication of negligence or lack of informed consent.

The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings has been withdrawn, and the Board is dismissing the case.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection of left and right knee conditions as secondary to her service-connected bilateral tibial stress fracture residuals.