Knee Board decisions

The Board has granted an effective date of August 16, 2008 for the award of service connection for PTSD. The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for low back strain and left knee DJD, as well as his claim for a higher rating for migraine headaches are remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a back disability is denied as there was no in-service occurrence or aggravation of a disease or injury.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a left knee disability is denied as there was no in-service occurrence or aggravation of a disease or injury.,The Veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for her service-connected bilateral hearing loss is denied due to the lack of evidence showing significant hearing impairment that would warrant such a rating.,The Veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent disabling for her service-connected hypertension is denied as her symptoms do not meet the criteria for higher ratings.

The Veteran's HSV2, left hip trochanteric pain syndrome and trochanteric bursitis, a left knee disability (patellofemoral pain syndrome), and ulcerative colitis are all found to have manifested during active service. The Board has granted service connection for these conditions but has also remanded the issues of service connection for left hip trochanteric pain syndrome and trochanteric bursitis, a left knee disability (patellofemoral pain syndrome), and ulcerative colitis due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied service connection for gouty arthritis of the bilateral ankles and right knee, finding no evidence to support a nexus between these conditions and the Veteran's military service or his service-connected hypertension and plantar fasciitis.

The Veteran's skin disorder, including facial dermatitis, and his left knee disorder were denied service connection as there was no evidence linking these conditions to his active service.

The Veteran's retroactive payment based on a CRDP adjustment for the period from August 1, 2011 to October 31, 2012 was calculated and awarded correctly.

The Board denied service connection for a left knee disorder, finding that the condition did not manifest in service and was due to an injury sustained outside of active duty.

The Veteran's appeal for a restoration of a 60 percent rating for residuals of status-post right knee total replacement, effective October 1, 2015 is granted. The appeal for an initial compensable rating for scars associated with status-post right knee total replacement is remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VA examination and lack of information about functional loss during flare-ups.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, left knee disability, and low back disability have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to incomplete records, particularly from the Veteran's National Guard service and his active duty periods. The case will be returned after further development.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional examinations to determine the severity of the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine and bilateral knee disabilities, including any additional range of motion loss due to repetitive use over time and during flare-ups. The issues of higher staged disability ratings for these conditions are inextricably intertwined with the issue of entitlement to a TDIU.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for left and right knee patellofemoral syndrome due to inadequate VA examinations. Additional evidence is needed, including private treatment records and a new VA examination.

The Veteran's left knee femoral-patellar syndrome is granted service connection. The right and left shoulder conditions, as well as the umbilical hernia status post repair with residual scar and ventral hernia, are remanded for further examination and rating.

The Board denied service connection for left shoulder, neck, left knee, right knee, and left arm disabilities as there is no evidence of current disability or in-service injury that caused the conditions.,Service connection was not granted due to lack of continuity of symptomatology from service.

The Board has remanded the claims due to incomplete records and requests for additional evidence.

The petition to reopen the previously denied claim of entitlement to service connection for a right knee disability is denied. An initial rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus is denied. The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable evaluation for right ear hearing loss is remanded.

The Veteran's service connection claims for left knee iliotibial band syndrome, right knee iliotibial band syndrome, and headaches have been granted. A 10 percent initial rating has also been granted for the Veteran's left ankle disability.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for left knee disability, right knee disability, and type II diabetes mellitus due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to active service.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for right and left knee disabilities, cervical spine disability, and lumbar spine disability have been granted. However, the criteria for service connection were not met for cervical spine and lumbar spine disabilities.