Knee Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims for further development, including obtaining an addendum opinion from a VA examiner to address whether the Veteran's bilateral hip and knee disabilities are related to service.

The Board denied entitlement to an initial extraschedular evaluation for DJD of the right and left knees, as the schedular criteria reasonably describe their level of severity.

The Board has remanded the claim for an increased rating for arthralgia, left knee injury residuals due to insufficient medical evidence and a need for further examination.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a videoconference hearing at the RO. The claims on appeal include issues related to knee conditions, shoulder condition, arthritis of heels and fingers, as well as service connection requests.

The Veteran's service-connected right and left knee disabilities have been rated as post-traumatic arthritis with medial meniscus and ACL repairs, but the RO has denied increased ratings for these conditions.

The Veteran's total knee replacement of the right knee has been rated at 60 percent since September 26, 2014 and at 30 percent from January 1, 2010 to September 25, 2014.

The Board has remanded the case due to scheduling issues for a videoconference hearing at the Newark RO. The Veteran's claims of service connection for low back and right knee disorders are pending.

The Veteran's prostate cancer is presumed due to herbicide exposure during service. His left lower extremity disability, including arthritis of the knee and ankle, is also presumed as related to his in-service injuries. The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unemployable since March 23, 2011.

The Veteran's right leg length discrepancy, status post fracture of the right femoral neck, and right knee degenerative joint disease are found to be etiologically related to service.,New evidence has been received that raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims for left leg condition, sleep apnea, diabetes mellitus, type 2, glaucoma, retinopathy, erectile dysfunction, peripheral vascular disease, coronary artery disease, residuals of a cerebrovascular accident, peripheral neuropathy, and nephropathy. However, these conditions are not found to be etiologically related to service or a service-connected disability.,Hyperlipidemia is not considered a disability for VA purposes.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated treatment records and scheduling the Veteran for VA examinations to assess his current disability levels.

Your claim for service connection for a right knee disability, claimed as residuals of a right knee fracture, has been granted. The issue is now moot and will be dismissed.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection on all issues have been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left knee disorder and heart disorder were not incurred or aggravated during his military service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral pes planus with hallux rigidus, major depression, left TKR, residual abscess of the left breast, and right knee DJD, effectively preclude all forms of substantially gainful employment. The Board finds that reasonable doubt must be resolved in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were granted, and a 10 percent rating was assigned. The issues of entitlement to increased ratings and earlier effective dates are addressed in the REMAND portion of this decision.

The Board has remanded the claims for additional development and adjudicative action due to inadequate examination opinions regarding the Veteran's claimed bilateral knee and right foot disabilities. The case is now pending further review.

The Veteran's PTSD and knee conditions do not meet the criteria for a 100% rating, and his TDIU claim is denied due to his ability to engage in substantially gainful employment.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to insufficient rationale in previous VA examination opinions regarding the Veteran's employability.

The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral knee disability did not originate in service or until years thereafter, and it is not otherwise etiologically related to service.

The Board has granted service connection for a low back disorder but denied service connection for right and left knee disorders. The decision is mixed as it grants one claim and denies two.