Knee Board decisions

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee, right knee, and right arm conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a chronic right knee or right hip disability, and therefore service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Veteran's right knee medial and lateral meniscectomies have been rated at 20 percent since March 17, 2015. From August 24, 2016 onward, the Veteran is rated with a separate rating of 20 percent for his residuals post-total knee replacement surgery. The left knee strain with DJD has been rated at 10 percent.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left knee disability was not incurred in or aggravated by service and arthritis may not be presumed to have been incurred therein.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals, indicating that he no longer wishes to pursue the claims due to recent service connection and rating decisions for other conditions.

The Veteran's headaches and PFB were found to have started during service, and the Board granted service connection for these conditions. The bilateral knee disability and shin splints are currently under consideration.

The Veteran is seeking an increased initial evaluation for left knee osteoarthritis and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities. The case is being remanded to obtain additional records associated with the Veteran's State disability retirement in June 2006, and to adjudicate the claim of entitlement to TDIU.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including the association of SSA records and additional VA examinations to evaluate his current disabilities.

The Board found that the September 2009 rating decision improperly increased the Veteran's ratings for his service-connected right knee injury and mild osteoarthritis of the right hip to 20 percent. The reduction from these ratings to 10 percent is considered proper based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE).

The Board has decided that a VA examination is needed to determine if the Veteran's current bilateral knee disability is related to his military service. The appeal will be remanded for this purpose.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated VA and private treatment records, copies of SSA disability determinations, and a VA orthopedic examination. The case will also be referred to the Director, Compensation Service, for extraschedular consideration of TDIU.

Service connection is denied for bilateral hearing loss.,Service connection is granted for degenerative joint disease of the bilateral knees.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current disability related to her claimed right knee, right foot, upper right arm, or lower right side pain. The claim for service connection for left hand condition is granted as she currently has a diagnosed condition.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for left knee strain and hearing loss were denied as the evidence did not show that his conditions warranted a higher rating.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and development of his claims, including a new VA examination for PTSD and left knee disability. The TDIU claim is also inextricably intertwined with the other issues.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including VA examinations to assess the severity of his service-connected disabilities and determine if there are any characteristic prostrating attacks related to his migraine headaches.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to a need for a new VA examination as his knee condition has worsened since the last examination in June 2016.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for a left knee disability and granted it, finding that new evidence supports the claim.

The Veteran has been granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and a noncompensable initial rating for tension headaches prior to June 18, 2015. He was subsequently awarded a 50 percent rating thereafter.,Service connection is also granted for left knee disability, but the evidence does not show any current disability of the left knee.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including medications prescribed for such disabilities, have caused or aggravated his hypertension. As a result, the Board finds that he is entitled to SMC based on aid and attendance of another person.