Knee Board decisions

The Board has granted a 20 percent disability rating for the Veteran's myositis ossificans of the right thigh, effective from December 22, 2011. The decision also addressed his claims for left and right knee disabilities.

The Veteran's right knee disability is granted, and he is currently rated at 10 percent for his sinusitis. The Board has remanded the remaining issues for further development.

The Board has ordered a remand to obtain the Veteran's vocation rehabilitation folder and to provide an addendum opinion regarding the etiology of his low back disability, including whether it is related to service or secondary to his right knee disability.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him incapable of securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board finds that he is entitled to TDIU for the entire rating period on appeal.

The Veteran's right knee disability, hypertension, and bilateral pes planus have been granted service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for service connection for degenerative joint disease of the bilateral knees is denied as there is no credible evidence of an in-service injury or event and the current disability is not shown to be related to service.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claims for service connection for a low back disorder, right knee disorder, and bilateral shin splints. However, the Veteran's current conditions are not found to be related to service or to his service-connected asthma.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining private treatment records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board has granted service connection for myofascial lumbar syndrome with degenerative disc disease, L4-5 (claimed as low back condition) due to the Veteran's service-connected knee disabilities. The right knee chondromalacia and individual unemployability issues remain on appeal.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination and review of the TDIU claim in conjunction with the increased rating claim.

The Veteran's left thumb and knee disabilities are each rated at the minimum compensable level. The Veteran's major depressive disorder is rated at 50 percent effective October 7, 2016.

The Veteran's back disability is found to be etiologically related to an in-service injury, event, or disease. The Veteran's left knee disorder was not diagnosed during the appeal period and its relationship to service is unclear.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a new VA examination to determine the etiology of any diagnosed knee conditions and whether they are related to service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a new examination of his left knee disability.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected left knee degenerative arthritis, which was previously rated as 10 percent disabling, has been granted. The current disability is now rated at 10 percent effective from the date of the January 2013 rating decision.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the left knee and bilateral foot disability claims.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records. The Veteran's claims are not yet decided.

The Board found that the Veteran's left knee arthritis was not present in service or manifested to a compensable degree within one year of service discharge, and is not otherwise related to service. As such, the claim for service connection for left knee arthritis is denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current bilateral knee disorder and therefore, service connection for this condition cannot be granted.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records, arranging for a VA examination, and readjudicating the claims.