Knee Board decisions

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to address the Veteran's claims for service connection and a temporary total rating due to convalescence following right knee surgery. The claims will be remanded to allow for further action, including obtaining medical opinions and VA treatment records.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for osteoarthritis of the left knee and congenital cataract in the right eye, finding that there is no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his military service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling VA examinations to address the claims for service connection for low back disability, left lower extremity neurological disability, left knee disability, and right knee disability.

The Board has ordered a remand due to inconsistencies in the September 2012 VA examination with other contradictory evidence contained within the record. The Veteran's right knee disability will be reviewed by a new VA examiner to address whether it is related to service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to inadequate VA examination reports and incomplete opinions. The Veteran is seeking service connection for asthma and a chronic disability involving the knees and ankles, which he believes were caused by his military service in the Persian Gulf.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to determine the nature and etiology of any skin disorder and left knee disorder, including whether they are related to service or service-connected conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee disability is not related to service and cannot be linked to his service-connected right ankle disability, thus denying his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current left knee and spine disabilities were not incurred in or aggravated by active duty, nor manifest within one year of active duty, nor caused or aggravated by his service-connected bilateral pes planus and ankle disabilities. Therefore, service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran is not entitled to separate compensable ratings for instability of his right knee, as there was no indication of recurrent subluxation or lateral instability during the period on appeal. The Veteran's degenerative arthritis of the left knee is rated as 10 percent disabling.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's death was not caused by any of his service-connected conditions, and therefore denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional examinations and development of the claims due to inconsistencies in the medical evidence, including a discrepancy between the findings from his VA examination and recent radiology reports.

The Board has found that the Veteran's claims of service connection for various disabilities, including a chronic low back and cervical spine disability, bilateral shoulder arthritis, residuals of prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction, bilateral ankle arthritis, right knee arthritis, and right hip arthritis, have not been substantiated by the evidence of record. The preponderance of evidence does not support a finding that these conditions had onset during active service or are otherwise related to such service.

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to be etiologically related to service, and he is granted service connection for this condition. The right knee disability issue remains pending as a remand has been ordered.

The Veteran's claims for increased disability ratings and TDIU have been denied. The left ankle and left knee disabilities are currently rated as 20 percent disabling, which is the maximum schedular rating available under VA regulations.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated VA and private treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the current severity of his right and left knee disabilities.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for right hip and knee conditions, which he claims are secondary to his service-connected left knee disability. The Board finds that additional development is needed to properly adjudicate these claims.

The Board found that the Veteran's pes planus did not increase in severity during service and denied his claim for service connection. The other issues were either withdrawn or addressed.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death before a decision was made by the Board.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee and left shoulder disabilities due to outstanding VA treatment records and a new examination.

Your claims for service connection for a lower back disorder and a bilateral knee disorder have been resolved in your favor. The RO has granted these conditions.