Knee Board decisions

The Veteran withdrew his petitions to reopen the left ankle disability and right knee disability claims, thus the cases are dismissed.

The Board has determined that the evidence does not support a finding of service connection for a right leg injury, including right knee degenerative joint disease, incurred or aggravated during ACDUTRA service.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine the etiology of the Veteran's claimed bilateral knee and lumbar spine disorders, as well as whether service connection should be granted. The case will be remanded for further action.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including bilateral shoulder and knee conditions, oral surgery residuals, temporal arteritis, back disability, prostate cancer, colon cancer, coronary artery disease (CAD), bilateral hearing loss, left eye disability, and right eye disability have all been denied as there is no evidence of a nexus to service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and initial disability ratings were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for higher disability ratings under applicable rating criteria.

The Veteran's duodenal ulcer was rated at 10 percent prior to March 9, 2015 and increased to 20 percent effective from that date. The right knee disability was rated at 10 percent and the right ankle disability was rated at 10 percent prior to March 24, 2011, with both disabilities receiving a 20 percent rating effective from that date.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to the identification of relevant medical records. The Veteran's claims for service connection are pending.

The Board granted service connection for osteoarthritis of the right and left knees as secondary to bilateral pes planus and ankle disabilities.,However, the claims were vacated due to failure to adjudicate on a direct-incurrence basis.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral knee disabilities, including osteoarthritis of the right knee and residuals of a total left knee replacement. The issues of increased ratings for lumbar spine DDD and lower extremity radiculopathy have been dismissed due to withdrawal by the Veteran.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral knee disability is granted, and his hearing loss disability is remanded for further evaluation.

The Veteran's service-connected right and left knee disabilities (pain with patellar tendonitis) have been granted a 10 percent disability rating prior to May 14, 2014.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left foot disability and right knee disability are not related to his active service.,VA examinations have been conducted, and the medical evidence does not support a finding of in-service incurrence or aggravation of these conditions.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and VA treatment records. He will also be scheduled for examinations to address the nature of his cervical spine disorder, right knee replacement with post-traumatic arthritis, lumbosacral spine degenerative disc disease and stenosis, status-post laminectomy, discectomy, and fusion, and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim and granted service connection for a left knee disability, finding that new evidence supports the original claim of service connection.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for increased initial evaluations for degenerative arthritis in the left and right knees prior to a decision by the Board.

The Veteran's claim for a higher initial rating for his right knee disability is granted, with the extension of the temporary total rating and separate rating for scars.

The Veteran's claims for high cholesterol, arthritis (excluding of the left hand and left index finger), lumbar spine disorder, cervical spine disorder, and left knee disorder are denied as there is no evidence of a current disability related to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection of a right knee disorder and granted it. The claims for left knee disability and low back disability are inextricably intertwined with the right knee claim and must also be remanded.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his left and right knee disabilities have been denied as it is not factually ascertainable that the conditions met the schedular criteria prior to July 13, 2016.,The claim for service connection for tinnitus has been granted. The Veteran testified in support of this claim.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right and left knee patellar tendonitis did not have its onset in or is otherwise related to his service, and therefore denied service connection for both conditions.