Knee Board decisions

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals regarding the left knee, skin, and right knee disabilities. The Board does not have jurisdiction to review these issues as they are dismissed.

The Board has remanded several issues, including service connection for a right knee injury and an initial rating for a right wrist injury. The Veteran's claims are being returned to the AOJ for further development.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for service-connected bilateral hearing loss and remanded the issues of service connection for status post first MTP arthroplasty, left foot; obstructive sleep apnea; and a higher rating for mild left knee tricompartmental DJD.

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for his left knee DJD is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination.

The Veteran's claims for high cholesterol, low potassium, and low calcium have been denied. The remaining issues are remanded for further evaluation.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral eye condition, hypertension, left knee condition, and right knee condition are REMANDED due to the need for additional medical examinations.

The Board has remanded several issues including increased death pension benefit, service connection for right knee disability, service connection for lumbar spine disability, TDIU, and cause of the Veteran's death due to incomplete development.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current low back and right knee disabilities are not related to his active service, as there is no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his military duties. The preponderance of the evidence does not support granting service connection for either condition.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left knee osteoarthritis as secondary to his service-connected left ankle degenerative joint disease. The case is remanded for additional development regarding an initial rating for left ankle degenerative joint disease.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension and right knee disability. The claim for acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and bipolar disorder, is remanded due to insufficient evidence.,Service connection for heart disability, respiratory disease (COPD), cervical spine and thoracic spine disability, right wrist disability, and bilateral ankle disability remains pending.

The Board has granted service connection for a lumbar spine disorder, cervical spine disorder, left knee disorder, right knee disorder, and erectile dysfunction. Effective dates have been assigned for the grant of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.,The Veteran's claim for total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is remanded.

The Board denied service connection for left and right knee conditions, finding that there was no evidence of an in-service injury or disease related to the knees.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for left knee degenerative osteoarthritis, finding that it did not manifest to a compensable degree within the applicable presumptive period and was neither proximately due to nor aggravated by his service-connected hyperparathyroidism.

The Board is remanding the issues of service connection for low back disability and bilateral knee disability due to inadequate reasoning in previous VA examinations.,The Board is also remanding the issue of service connection for a respiratory disorder other than OSA, including COPD, due to inadequate reasoning in previous VA examinations.,The Board is remanding the issue of service connection for a skin disability due to inadequate reasoning in previous VA examinations.,The Board is also remanding the issues of service connection for sleep disorder and anxiety disorder both related to PTSD due to inadequate reasoning in previous VA examinations.,The Board is further remanding the issue of rating greater than 10 percent for GERD due to inadequate reasoning in previous VA examinations.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected right knee disabilities are being remanded due to the need for additional examination and testing.

The Veteran's initial increased ratings for lower back and left knee disabilities have been denied. The Board found that the current ratings adequately reflect the Veteran’s disability picture.

The Board denied service connection for alopecia, rectal disability (including hemorrhoids and polyps), skin disorder, foot disability, upper left extremity radiculopathy, sleep disorder, and bilateral knee disability as there was no evidence or argument linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied service connection for left knee instability and right knee instability because there is no objective medical evidence of current instability in either knee.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left knee disabilities are reopened. However, the Board denied both claims as there is no evidence that the current conditions were incurred during or caused by his military service.

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