Knee Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and opinion regarding his left knee disability, specifically addressing whether it is at least as likely as not related to service. The RO will also obtain any outstanding treatment records and provide the Veteran with an opportunity to submit private treatment records.

The Board has granted a TDIU rating effective from September 16, 2014. The issue of service connection for hypertension was also addressed and the Veteran's claim is now granted.

The Veteran's right knee disability was rated at 20 percent from January 30, 2009 to October 17, 2014.,A higher rating is not warranted for the period of appeal.

The Veteran's service-connected right knee scar disability does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.,The Veteran's service-connected left foot plantar fasciitis with left heel spur does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a diagnosed right knee disability for which service connection may be granted.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining a VA examination and addendum opinion to determine the etiology of the Veteran's right and left knee disabilities and whether his acquired psychiatric disorder is related to service. The claims are currently in remand status.

The Veteran's left knee osteoarthritis with effusion is currently rated at 20 percent, effective from February 13, 2017. The Board has determined that separate evaluations for limitation of extension and flexion are warranted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee osteoarthritis was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and therefore denied his claim for service connection. The left knee degenerative joint disease is pending as remanded.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee and left hip disorders are related to his military service, granting service connection for both conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee disability is not related to his military service or any service-connected conditions, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities alone do not preclude him from securing substantially gainful employment.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left knee disability is not service-connected as it did not manifest within one year of discharge and there is no evidence linking it to a disease or injury in service.

The Veteran's claim is being remanded due to the need for additional development and review of the evidence.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee disability was not caused or aggravated by military service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's migraines are related to her active duty service and she is granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's appeal involves claims for service connection for various disabilities, including ankle, knee, hip, and lower extremity neuropathy, all claimed as secondary to his service-connected bilateral pes planus. The case is being remanded for additional examination and opinion.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current bilateral knee and hip disabilities are caused by her service-connected lumbar degenerative joint and disc disease with spondylolisthesis and bilateral lumbar radiculopathy of the lower extremities, granting service connection for these conditions.

The Board granted service connection for a right knee disability and assigned a noncompensable rating effective August 31, 2010. The Veteran's genitourinary disorder (erectile dysfunction) was also granted service connection.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for a left knee disorder and granted service connection based on continuity of symptomatology since service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee and left wrist disorders are being remanded due to inadequate VA medical opinions. The AOJ is instructed to obtain all outstanding records, provide the Veteran with adequate VA medical opinions, and readjudicate the claims.