Knee Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his right and left shoulder disorders in conjunction with the right knee disorder, rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to September 19, 2011.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for right knee arthritis, left ankle arthritis, and right ankle arthritis. The decision on TDIU is also remanded.

The appeal for residuals of a bilateral eye infection is dismissed.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for left foot arthritis, and the related secondary disabilities of left ankle, left knee, and spinal disabilities. The Veteran's current diagnoses are considered to be a result of his in-service training.

The Board has remanded the issue of service connection for a right knee disability due to conflicting opinions and lack of examination. The Veteran's reports of falling from a truck and working strenuously during service are considered, but another examiner is needed to form an opinion on whether his current condition is related to service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral ankle, knee, and low back disabilities have been denied as the evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral knee disorder is granted, and the rating for cervical spine disability is increased to 30 percent. The claims for gastrointestinal disorder and acquired psychiatric disorder are remanded.

The Board denied service connection for left hip and left knee disabilities, finding no evidence of such conditions during or within one year after service. The Veteran's current hip and knee disabilities are not related to his military service.

The Veteran's left knee disability is being remanded for further evaluation and consideration of new evidence.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed disabilities, including left knee, right knee, back, left hip, and right hip conditions, are not service-connected as they were not incurred or aggravated during his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for a right knee disability of degenerative joint disease and denied the claim for an initial rating in excess of 0 percent for bilateral hearing loss from June 25, 2010 to February 3, 2017.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims of service connection for left and right knee conditions need further examination to determine if they are related to an in-service injury, as his STRs do not document this incident.

The Veteran's service-connected left knee disability status post total left knee replacement was reduced from 40 percent to 30 percent, but the RO restored the 40 percent rating effective April 1, 2012.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for several conditions, including numbness of the right upper extremity, left elbow numbness, right knee disability, back condition, left knee condition, and skin disorder. As a result, all these issues are dismissed.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating for his right knee conditions, nor did it establish that he was unable to work due to these conditions alone.

The Veteran's claim for an annual clothing allowance in 2014 is remanded due to insufficient medical evidence and incomplete records. The Board requires a clinical review of the Veteran's braces and capsaicin cream use, as well as additional VA treatment records.

The Veteran's left knee disability, resulting in total left knee arthroplasty, is rated at 60 percent from July 1, 2013 to July 22, 2013. The Board also granted a TDIU based on the service-connected left knee disability.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for a right knee disability and granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (depression). The claims for service connection for sleep apnea, diabetes, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, and a right leg skin condition are all remanded.

The Board denied service connection for left and right knee disabilities, finding that the preponderance of evidence is against a link to service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various knee, back, hip, and numbness disorders. The issues have been returned to the RO for additional development.