Knee Board decisions

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to lack of adequate current evidence and need for a new VA examination.

The Board denied service connection for left knee disorder and restored a 30% rating for limitation of right knee extension. The Board also remanded issues regarding back disorder, left hip disorder, and acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VA examination reports, and a new retrospective medical opinion is needed regarding the severity of the Veteran's left knee disability during the period from February 18, 2010 through November 4, 2015.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral pes planus and bilateral hearing loss. The claims for service connection for low back, right knee, left knee, right ankle, and left ankle disabilities are remanded due to the need for a VA examination.

The Veteran's tinnitus and coronary artery disease have been granted service connection. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability is denied due to lack of in-service onset or continuity of symptomatology. The skin disorder claim remains pending as no VA examiner has provided an opinion on its etiology. Service connection for hypertension is also pending, with the issue being whether it is related to herbicide exposure. Low back and knee disorders are still under consideration.,The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to inextricably intertwined issues.

The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims, including obtaining STRs for his Army Reserves service and an addendum medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of his claimed disabilities.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination. The Veteran's claims for service connection are not granted.

The Board has granted service connection for a left shoulder disability and a bilateral knee disability, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether these conditions had their onset during active service.

The Board has granted the reopening of claims for service connection for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine and denied the reopening of claims for service connection for degenerative changes of the left knee and right knee. The claim for service connection for the lumbar spine is supported by new evidence, while the claims for knees are not.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's bilateral hip disability as secondary to his service-connected right knee disability. The case is also remanded for consideration of TDIU.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his bilateral knee disabilities, service connection for sleep apnea and hypertension secondary to his major depressive disorder, as well as for a VA examination in each case.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a bilateral knee disorder due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran will need to undergo VA examinations to determine if his conditions are related to military service.

The Board denied service connection for left and right knee disabilities, as well as an increased rating for lumbosacral strain with degenerative joint disease. The evidence did not support a finding that the current knee or back conditions were incurred in or caused by service.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for residuals of right infraorbital and right temple shrapnel wounds, a right arm shrapnel wound, a right buttock shrapnel wound, and a right leg shrapnel wound have been withdrawn.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hand disability other than left hand scars, to include arthritis; right knee disability, to include arthritis; back disability; and bilateral neurological disability of the lower extremities, to include sciatica are remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's status post right calcaneal fracture, finding that it is at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected right ankle disability. The other issues on appeal are remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied as there was no evidence of a current disability or a link to service. The Board found that the Veteran does not have chronic disabilities of the left shoulder, right knee, or salivary gland.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral knee and cervical spine disabilities are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining outstanding VA treatment records and scheduling a new VA examination.

The Veteran withdrew their appeals for service connection of neck, right shoulder, left shoulder, right knee, and left knee disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including spondylolisthesis of the lumbar spine and recurrent peptic ulcer disease, have prevented him from securing and following substantially gainful employment consistent with his educational and occupational background.