Knee Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection and rating of his knee conditions due to inadequate examination findings and need for additional information.

The Board has granted the Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for a left knee disorder. The case is remanded for further development and examination.

The Veteran's appeals for left ankle, left foot, and frostbite residuals of the bilateral feet conditions have been dismissed. The Board has also remanded cases involving back condition, left knee condition, right ankle condition, and right foot condition (claimed as degenerative joint disease).

The Board has granted a 50% disability rating for bilateral pes planus. The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further examination and opinion regarding his claimed left ankle, right ankle, left hip, right knee, and low back disabilities.

The Board has remanded the cases for further evidentiary development, including obtaining VA treatment records and requesting an opinion on the Veteran's knee and hip disabilities from an appropriate medical professional.

The Board denied service connection for left knee patellofemoral syndrome and denied an increased rating for migraine headaches. The Veteran's left knee condition was not found to be related to her military service, and the Board determined that the evidence did not show severe economic inadaptability due to migraines.

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection. Restoration of a 10 percent disability rating for surgical scar residuals of a bilateral inguinal hernia, effective May 1, 2015, is also granted.,Issues regarding generalized arthritis, right knee disability, left leg stress fracture, erectile dysfunction (secondary to PTSD), and skin disability are remanded.

The Board denied service connection for a compression fracture of the C4 and 5 vertebrae by history, right knee injury, and laceration scar of the forehead due to failure to show aggravation during service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render her unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board grants a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection and rating of his knee conditions due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran, worsening of his right knee condition requiring further examination, and need for Social Security Administration (SSA) records.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service treatment records are unavailable and remands the case for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and conducting a VA examination.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional medical examination and retrieval of outstanding records.

The Veteran's left knee disorder is granted service connection. The rating for urinary dysfunction prior to August 15, 2007 is denied and the case is remanded for further examination and evaluation.

The Board has decided to remand the claims of service connection for low back disability, radiculopathy of the bilateral lower extremities, right hip disability, and left knee disability due to insufficient information regarding their onset in service or relation to service.

The Board denied service connection for right knee, sinus, heart, and hypertension disorders as there was no evidence of a nexus between the current conditions and active duty service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral knee disability is granted as her current condition is a progression of symptoms that began during service. The Board finds the Veteran's lay statements and medical evidence supporting her claim, including an April 2012 VA examination which diagnosed her with bilateral knee arthritis.

The Board has remanded the claims for increased evaluations for various service-connected disabilities due to new evidence received since the last adjudication.

The Board has denied the appellant's claims for service connection for aggravation of his congenital right foot deformity and a claimed right knee disability, finding that there is no evidence to support these claims.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, coronary artery disease, neuropathy of the left and right lower extremities, and residuals of a right foot injury. The issues regarding initial evaluations for DJD/OA of the left knee and DDD of the spine are remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right knee disability, a rating in excess of 20 percent for his right shoulder impingement syndrome with bicipital tendon tear, rotator cuff tear, and degenerative arthritis, an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for his hemorrhoids, and a temporary total rating for convalescence following surgery for his service-connected hemorrhoids.,The Board found that the Veteran did not have a current right knee disability or right shoulder disability. The Veteran's right shoulder disability was rated as 20 percent disabling under DC 5201 due to limited abduction, but no higher because there was no evidence of ankylosis.