Knee Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for tendonitis of the right knee and degenerative joint disease of the left knee, finding that there was no current disability due to service. The Veteran's lay testimony regarding his in-service injury was not supported by medical evidence.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection of a right knee disability due to new and material evidence submitted since the last final denial. The claim is now pending for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a right knee disability, finding that there was no evidence to support aggravation or pre-existing condition during service and concluding that any current right knee disability is not related to service.

The Board has granted service connection for low back, bilateral hip, and bilateral knee disabilities as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right ankle disability. The claim for increased ratings for the right ankle disability is also granted.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for further development, including obtaining medical records and conducting a VA examination to determine if his acquired psychiatric disorder is related to service.

The Board has granted an effective date of October 27, 2010 for the grant of service connection for a scar associated with right knee reconstruction. The Veteran's claim was received on that date and she is now entitled to compensation for this condition.

The Board denied service connection for left shoulder, right shoulder, left knee, right knee, and right ankle disabilities. The claim for acquired psychiatric disability was reopened but not granted.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for left knee disability, erectile dysfunction, memory loss disability, and bipolar disorder. The decision is based on a lack of evidence showing that these conditions began during service or are related to an in-service injury.

The Board denied service connection for chronic right knee sprain, degenerative joint and disc disease of the lumbar spine, and chronic right hip sprain.,The VA examiner found no evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's in-service injuries or events.

The Board has determined that there is relative equipoise in whether the Veteran's DJD of the right knee and DDD and DJD of the lumbar spine are caused by or related to his service-connected DJD of the right ankle. As such, the claim for secondary service connection for these conditions is granted.

The Veteran's service-connected left knee disability caused damage to his clothing, and the Board granted a clothing allowance for 2014.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left knee disability and acquired psychiatric disorder are related to his military service, granting service connection for both conditions.

The Board denied compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for additional disability due to right TKA at the Cincinnati VAMC in January 1998, finding that the procedure was completed without complication and no evidence of fault on VA's part.

The Board vacated its March 2018 decision denying service connection for right and left knee disabilities, finding that the representative's brief was not reviewed. The VA examiner opined that the Veteran’s osteoarthritis of the knees is less likely related to military service.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left knee disability, finding that his current diagnosis of arthritis is related to an in-service injury. The right wrist claim was remanded due to conflicting findings and need for additional examination.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from obtaining and following a substantially gainful occupation prior to November 1, 2013.

The Board denied service connection for left hand disorder and a right knee disability, finding no evidence of in-service injury or disease that led to current conditions. The Veteran's arthritis was not shown within one year of separation from service, and the boutonniere deformity was not shown until after separation.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied as new and material evidence was not received, resulting in the denial of reopening his claims.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted, including for right knee meniscal tear and degenerative changes, left knee meniscal tear and degenerative changes, lumbar spine degenerative disc disease, nervous disorder (presumed secondary to musculoskeletal problems), and sleep apnea (secondary to obesity).

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right knee condition, finding that there is no evidence to support the claim and concluding that the preponderance of the evidence does not show an in-service injury or disease related to the current right knee condition.