Knee Board decisions

The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions are denied as there is no competent evidence of a nexus between the claimed disabilities and his military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to incomplete medical examinations and lack of proper verification of a stressor.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU due to service-connected right knee degenerative joint disease with lateral meniscus tear. The issues are being remanded because of inadequate VA examination reports, specifically regarding the assessment of functional loss during flare-ups.

The Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for a left knee disorder is granted. The Board has decided that further development is necessary due to the lack of up-to-date VA treatment records and requests for medical opinions.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is rated as noncompensably disabling, and his left knee arthroplasty is currently rated at 30 percent. The case is remanded for further development including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Veteran's TDIU claim for the period prior to September 6, 2013 is granted. The Board found that his service-connected disabilities precluded him from obtaining and retaining substantially gainful employment during this time.

Low back, left knee, and right knee disabilities, as well as hearing loss and tinnitus are all granted service connection.,Hearing loss is rated under 38 C.F.R. § 3.385.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected right knee disabilities.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, residuals of a left elbow injury, low back disability, left knee disability, and left wrist disability are remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral knee, foot, and cervical spine disabilities were previously denied. New evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating these claims.,Service connection was granted for a headache disorder secondary to tinnitus and major depressive disorder, and OSA was also granted as secondary to major depressive disorder.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for left and right knee disorders, finding that there was no linkage between his current conditions and a period of service or a service-connected disease or injury.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left knee disabilities, as well as cervical spine degenerative disc disease. The issues of service connection for a left shoulder disability (secondary to cervical spine disability), low back disability, and an initial rating greater than 10 percent for a service-connected left ankle disability are remanded.

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection. The increased rating claims for the right knee injury with patellofemoral pain syndrome were remanded.

The Veteran's upper respiratory infections are found to be related to service.,Bilateral hearing loss is not considered disabling enough for a compensable rating.

The Board has granted secondary service connection for the Veteran's left knee osteoarthritis, which is found to be caused by his service-connected right knee degenerative joint disease.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional medical opinions to determine if the Veteran's bilateral knee and sacroiliac conditions are related to her service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for a low back disability and left knee/leg disability, finding that there was no evidence to support these conditions began during or were related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for malignant melanoma, cataracts, and a knee disability due to exposure to residual radiation from nuclear testing in Eniwetok Atoll. The appellant needs to provide additional information regarding his exposure.

The Veteran's initial rating for tinnitus since August 3, 2013 is denied. The issue of an initial rating for TBI residuals and a separate rating from PTSD for TBI residuals after August 19, 2015 is remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including left shoulder, right shoulder, left knee, right knee, left elbow, and right elbow disabilities. The Veteran's assertions of in-service injury or aggravation are not supported by medical evidence.