Knee Board decisions

The claim to reopen the previously denied claim for service connection for left knee arthritis is granted. The Board has also remanded several issues including service connection for right leg disability, bilateral foot disability, increased rating for PTSD, and TDIU.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unemployable or unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims of service connection for right and left knee disabilities due to insufficient evidence in the record. The examiner is instructed to provide an opinion on whether the veteran's current knee disorders are related to his military service, including any osteochondritis dissecans that may have existed prior to enlistment.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for the consideration of new evidence in his file, including VA treatment records and examination reports. The issues include a rating increase for mechanical low back pain, instability/laxity of right knee, and limitation of extension/painful motion of right knee.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for left knee disorder was denied as new and material evidence was not received. The right knee disorder, status post-operative, is now considered to be secondary to PTSD.,PTSD remains at a 50% rating.

The Board has received a withdrawal of the appeal from the appellant's representative, thus dismissing the case.

The Veteran's central pain syndrome was not incurred in or aggravated by service, and there is no evidence of a nexus to service.,The left knee disability was first shown many years after service and the VA examiner opined that it is less likely as not caused by or related to service. The examiner also stated that the left knee disability is not aggravated by the service-connected right knee degenerative joint disease.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the impact of his service-connected disabilities on his employability. Additional evidence and a new examination are needed.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection of right and left knee disabilities, as secondary to a service-connected degenerative joint disease of the thoracolumbar spine. The Veteran's knees are currently rated as 0% disabling.

The Veteran's left shoulder and left knee disabilities have increased in severity since the last VA examination. The Veteran is being asked to provide updated medical records and undergo further examinations.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to the need for a more current examination and clarification of his hearing request.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between the Veteran's service and his current bilateral knee osteoarthritis. Additional examination is needed.

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates are being remanded due to the need for retrospective medical opinions regarding his undiagnosed illness and its relationship to service.

The Board has reopened claims for service connection for back condition, left eye condition, GERD, acquired psychiatric disorder, arthritis, right leg pain, and left ankle pain. The claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for impairment of the right knee is remanded, as is the claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for Osgood Schlatter's Disease of the right knee.

The Board has granted service connection for left knee degenerative arthritis, bilateral ankle degenerative arthritis, and right hip degenerative arthritis. The Veteran's current conditions are related to his active duty service.

The Veteran withdrew her appeals for service connection of the claimed conditions. The issues are dismissed.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional examinations to determine appropriate disability ratings for the Veteran's knee and back disabilities.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for back, neck, left knee, and right knee disabilities due to a lack of VA treatment records. The Veteran is asked to provide more specific information about his private and VA treatment from the 1980s and 1990s.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for right wrist, left and/or right knee, and headache disorders due to a lack of competent evidence showing current disabilities related to these conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for left knee disability and hypertension has been reopened. The new evidence supports reopening the claims, but both conditions are denied as there is no evidence of a nexus to service.