Knee Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various knee and foot disabilities, as well as an increased rating for sinusitis. The appeals are being returned to the AOJ for further development.

The Veteran's right knee disability is remanded due to insufficient information provided by the VA examiner regarding functional loss during flare-ups and descriptions of specific conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have precluded him from caring for some of his daily personal needs and rendered him unable to protect himself from the hazards or dangers incident to his daily environment. The Board finds that an effective date of October 14, 2011 is warranted for the grant of SMC based on the need for aid and attendance.

The Board has granted service connection for various conditions, including right ankle disorder, left foot disorder, right foot disorder, left knee disorder, low back disorder, and depression as secondary to other service-connected disabilities. Effective May 13, 2013, the Veteran's service-connected disorders have been rated appropriately.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to inadequate or incomplete examinations in previous rating decisions.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral foot condition, lower back condition as secondary to a bilateral foot condition, and bilateral knee condition as secondary to a bilateral foot condition must be remanded due to insufficient evidence in the record.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to insufficient medical opinions and need for further examination. The issues include lumbar spine condition, bilateral knee condition, and abdominal aortic aneurysm.

The Board has determined that there is not enough evidence to support a finding of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, recurrent urinary tract infection, left hip disability, right hip disability, right knee disability, hand pain (claimed as cyst on the hand), back disability, shin splints, or skin rashes on the arm. The claims are being remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Board has granted service connection for a right knee disability and a left ankle disability as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right ankle disability. The rating for the left knee disability is remanded.

The Veteran's claims for various conditions, including right knee disorder, bilateral eye disorder, low back disorder, bilateral flat feet, degenerative arthritis (arthritis throughout the body), left knee disorder, and hypertension have all been denied as there is no evidence of a nexus to service.

The Veteran's right knee disability is rated at 30 percent, and service connection for tinnitus has been granted.

The Veteran's claims for increased disability ratings for his right elbow, right knee, and left knee disabilities have been denied. The current evaluations are found to be appropriate.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for service connection of a right knee disability due to the need for an addendum VA medical opinion.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for low back and left knee disabilities, including as secondary to her right knee disability, are denied. The Board has remanded the case due to issues with effective dates.

The Veteran's sleep apnea is granted as secondary to his service-connected mood disorder. The claims for left hip, right hip, and audiological disabilities are denied due to lack of current disability or no evidence linking the conditions to service. The claim for a right ankle disability is denied because there is no evidence it began during service or is related to an in-service injury.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for bilateral knee and ankle disabilities due to a lack of complete service treatment records. The Veteran's statements regarding in-service parachute jumps are considered credible, but further development is needed to determine if these conditions are related to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for a low back disorder, bilateral knee disorder, and headaches. The evidence did not support the Veteran's claims that these conditions were related to his military service.,The VA examiners found no link between current diagnoses of degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, osteophyte formation in the knees, and migraine headaches with any documented symptoms or injuries during service.

The Veteran's right knee disability, which includes limitation of extension, is now rated at 20 percent effective from April 18, 2016.

The Veteran's initial higher ratings for lumbar spine degenerative arthritis and right knee disability were denied.,A compensable rating for the scar, post umbilical hernia repair was also denied.

The Veteran's left knee disability and right middle finger fracture are granted service connection, with a 10% initial rating for the right middle finger.