Knee Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to inadequate examination and for obtaining updated VA treatment records.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted for bilateral tinnitus and an acquired psychiatric disorder, but the issues of low back disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and polyneuropathies of fingertips are being remanded due to inadequate examination findings.

The Veteran's claims for higher ratings and initial evaluations are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a cervical spine disability, left knee disability, and sleep disability due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology. The Veteran's sinusitis claim is also remanded as the last VA examination was conducted in May 2012.

The appeal to reopen a claim of service connection for low back disability is granted. The case is remanded for further development regarding the right knee disability.

The Veteran's left tendon tear was granted service connection, while the claims for bilateral shin splints, frostbite on hands and feet, bilateral knee disorder, and low back disorder were denied.

The Board has granted service connection for degenerative joint disease of the left knee and glaucoma, finding that both conditions are related to service.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for right hip, left knee, and left foot disabilities. The Veteran's current diagnoses of these conditions are consistent with his reported symptoms during service and a continuity of symptomatology since service.

The Board found that the termination of the TDIU rating from February 1, 2004 was proper due to the Veteran's actual employability at that time.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have current diagnoses for residuals of multiple strokes, pelvic inflammatory disease, or asthma. Service connection is denied as there is no evidence of a nexus between her service and these conditions.

The Veteran's left knee disability is currently rated at 10 percent, and his right knee residuals of ACL and meniscal surgeries with DJD are also rated at 10 percent. The Veteran was granted a separate 20 percent rating for his right knee limitation of extension as of November 24, 2015. He is not entitled to TDIU based on service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's initial ratings for osteoarthritis and chondromalacia of the left knee have been denied as his conditions do not warrant a higher rating based on limitation of motion or symptomatic removal of semilunar cartilage.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including for his right and left shoulder disabilities, lumbar spine disability, cervical spine disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, bilateral hand numbness (or carpal tunnel syndrome), and bilateral hand eczema. The remand requests that a new VA examination be scheduled for each of these conditions to provide opinions on whether they are related to service.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional examinations and development of his knee disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right knee disability, finding that his current right knee disabilities are not proximately due to or aggravated by any service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that additional examinations and development are needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left knee disorder and a compensable disability rating for right knee PFS.

The Veteran's ratings for his lumbar spine, left knee, and left ankle disabilities are being remanded due to the need for updated VA examinations.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for increased ratings for lumbosacral strain, patellofemoral syndrome with bursitis and degenerative changes of the right knee, and recurrent sinusitis. The appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD) is remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus. The lower back and knee conditions are remanded due to new evidence.

The Veteran's service connection claims for a respiratory disorder, left knee disorders, right knee disorders, and bilateral tinnitus were denied. The Veteran was granted an initial rating of 70 percent for his PTSD from February 28, 2010 to the present.