Knee Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a new examination to assess the severity of his service-connected knee disabilities.

The Veteran's right knee disability, including arthritis and surgical scars, has been granted service connection effective September 25, 2012.

The Veteran is awarded a 10 percent rating for his right knee disability prior to January 16, 2016.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his right knee disability was denied as there is no evidence of compensable limitation of motion or clinical instability, which are required for a higher rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have service connection for a left knee disability, low back disability, or psychiatric disorder.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee disorder is not related to service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found that the Veteran's claimed conditions, including headaches, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and a right knee disability, were not incurred or aggravated during his active service. The evidence did not support a finding of direct service connection for these conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities in June 1984. The decision was based on the fact that the Veteran's left knee condition did not prevent him from engaging in substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's right knee strain is rated at 10 percent since May 26, 2016. Service connection for a left foot disability other than pes planus and a low back disability are denied.

The Board found that the Veteran's current bilateral knee, back, and neck disabilities are not related to service. The evidence does not support a finding of in-service injury or disease for these conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's back disability had its onset during his period of active service and is related to it. The left knee issue remains pending as an examination is needed.

The Veteran meets the schedular requirements for TDIU from February 9, 2004; his service-connected disabilities rendered him unemployable.

The Veteran's bilateral pes planus was granted a rating of 10% before May 13, 2016 and denied for higher ratings after that date. Service connection was established for his right knee disability as secondary to left knee chondromalacia. The low back condition is also service-connected as secondary to the left knee disability.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for bilateral knee disability. The Veteran's claim is granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not meet the criteria for service connection for a right knee condition, low back condition, or loss of use of the left foot with foot drop. The evidence does not show current disabilities in any of these conditions and there is no medical nexus linking them to active duty.

The Veteran's appeal for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for insomnia disorder with other medical comorbidity, persistent, associated with left knee strain has been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal.

The Board and RO have previously denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right knee disability. New evidence has been submitted, but it does not establish that his current condition is related to service or secondary to his service-connected left knee disability.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, left knee disability, allergies, and tinnitus have all been granted. The conditions are found to be related to service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining new VA examinations to assess the severity of his service-connected lumbar strain with degenerative disc disease, right hip strain with degenerative joint disease, and right knee degenerative arthritis.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for left knee anterior cruciate ligament tear status post repair with residual scarring is denied.,An effective date of April 19, 2012, is granted for the award of an increased, 10 percent rating for right knee genu recurvatum.,The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a combined 30 percent rating for left knee retropatellar pain syndrome is denied.