Knee Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for neck and left knee conditions are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including right foot disorder, left foot disorder, left hand disorder, right wrist disorder, left wrist disorder, right shoulder disorder, left shoulder disorder, right hip disorder, left hip disorder, neck disorder, eye disorder, lung disorder, and knee disorders. The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis for these conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's claim for TDIU is being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and development of his medical records.

The case is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination and consideration of the Veteran's claims.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a VA examination to assess the severity of his knee disabilities and a determination on the TDIU issue.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for left knee instability and degenerative arthritis have been denied as the evidence does not meet the criteria for a higher rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.

The Board found that the Veteran's current right knee disability is not related to his military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected bilateral knee disabilities.

The Board found that the difficulty sleeping is not etiologically related to the left knee disorder and thus, an extraschedular rating for the left knee disorder based on the manifestation of difficulty sleeping was denied.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination to assess his left knee disorder, as the April 2017 examination findings are inadequate and there has not been substantial compliance with the March 2017 remand directives.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for a left knee disability is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining non-VA treatment records.

The Veteran's right knee patellofemoral syndrome is currently rated at 10 percent, effective September 1, 2010. The VA examiner found no more than slight disability in terms of instability and provided a separate rating for mild medial subluxation under Diagnostic Code 5257.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development due to lack of compliance with the April 2017 remand instructions.

The Veteran's PTSD, back disability, and right knee disability are all granted as service-connected. The Board found that the stressor for PTSD occurred during active duty, and there is no indication of a superimposed injury or disease in service. The back condition was not shown to be related to service due to congenital defect without additional disability. The right knee disability does not appear to have been incurred in service.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine, to include as due to right knee arthritis, status post total right knee replacement.,The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for a thoracic spine disability, to include as secondary to right knee arthritis, status post right knee replacement.,The Veteran withdrew his appeal for an evaluation in excess of 30 percent for arthritis of the right knee, status post total right knee replacement from December 1, 2013.,The Veteran withdrew his appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to June 1, 2014.

Your claim for service connection for a right knee disability has been fully granted and you are now receiving the appropriate rating. The appeal is dismissed as there are no longer any issues to be decided.

The Board has granted service connection for right knee disability and kidney disease, finding that new evidence supports the claims.

The Veteran's pre-2011 left knee disability was rated at 10 and 20 percent, respectively. From January 1, 2013 onwards, he is rated at 60 percent for his status post total left knee arthroplasty.