Knee Board decisions

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for a thoracolumbar disability, but remanded to obtain additional development. The claims for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, right shin splints, left shin splints, and left knee injury are also remanded.

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

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected right knee disability and obtain any outstanding records pertinent to his claim.

The Veteran meets the schedular requirement for a TDIU effective from June 3, 2014, and his service-connected disabilities render him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's claim for increased evaluations for bilateral hearing loss and right knee disability was denied. The Veteran's hearing loss manifested in no greater than Level I hearing loss bilaterally, while his right knee disability had a full range of motion as determined by the VA examination.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left knee disability is not related to his military service and does not meet the criteria for service connection.

The Veteran's right and left knee disabilities have been rated at 60 percent since October 1, 2008, for the period prior to October 17, 2011. The appeal is mixed as some issues are granted while others are denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current left knee and left shoulder disabilities are not related to his active service.,VA medical examinations have found no residual disability from the in-service injuries, and the Veteran's symptoms do not meet the criteria for continuity of symptomatology.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities necessitate the need for regular aid and attendance of another person, resulting in a grant of SMC based on this need.

The Veteran's combined rating for service-connected disabilities is at least 70% since August 10, 2012. The Board has granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) effective from that date.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a service-connected left knee, right hip, diabetes mellitus, or hypertension disability. The evidence does not support a finding of direct service connection for any of these conditions.

The Veteran's left knee disability was rated at 10 percent prior to June 16, 2015. The Board found that the evidence showed left knee extension limited to 45 degrees.

The Board has determined that the injuries sustained in a May 1982 motor vehicle accident were not incurred in the line of duty due to the Veteran's own willful misconduct and intoxication. As such, service connection for any disabilities stemming from this incident is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's right knee and low back disabilities were aggravated by his service-connected left knee disorder.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining missing service treatment records and conducting further adjudication.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted, with the exception of those related to urinary incontinence and residuals of TBI. The remaining conditions are found to be directly related to his military service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unemployable, and the Board finds that he is entitled to a TDIU on an extra-schedular basis.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including skin disease, right shoulder disorder, elbow disorder, low back disorder, knee disorders, left ankle disorder, foot disorders, pulmonary disorder, and heart disorder. The decision found that new evidence did not reopen the claim of skin disease, and that none of the other conditions were related to service or a pre-existing disability.

The Board finds that the Veteran's current right knee condition is not related to service or a service-connected condition, and thus denies her claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current right knee disability and finds no evidence of service connection for his claimed condition. The claim is denied.