Knee Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining new VA examinations and obtaining any outstanding VA treatment records.

The Veteran's right knee disability was assigned a 10 percent rating prior to June 14, 2016 and denied an increased rating.

The Veteran's PTSD was found to have its onset in service, and the Board granted service connection for this condition. The claims of service connection for headaches and bilateral knee disabilities are remanded.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a VA examination to assess his ability to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment due to service-connected disabilities. The issue of TDIU rating will be adjudicated again after the examination.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development and consideration of his TDIU claim, which was raised due to the service-connected left knee disability.

The Veteran's claim for an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for sensory nerve dysfunction of the right knee, on an extraschedular basis, is being remanded due to a failure to refer the matter to the Director of Compensation Service as directed by the February 2015 Board decision.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and development of her claims.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling the Veteran for a VA examination to determine the severity of his bilateral knee disabilities. The issue of entitlement to TDIU in conjunction with the right knee disability currently on appeal will also be addressed.

The Board found no evidence of chronic right knee or low back disabilities during service and denied the Veteran's claims for service connection on a direct basis due to lack of in-service incurrence or aggravation.

The Board finds that there is no evidence to support a service connection claim for the Veteran's bilateral hip condition, as his current disability does not meet the criteria for presumptive service connection under 38 C.F.R. § 3.317 due to undiagnosed illness or qualifying chronic disability associated with his Persian Gulf War service. The Board also finds that there is no evidence of a preexisting degenerative joint disease and herniated lumbar disc shown in 1998, which would be aggravated by active duty service from February 2003 to March 2004.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support an increase in rating beyond 10 percent for right knee limitation of extension or right tibia subluxation, and also found no basis to grant service connection for left knee arthritis as secondary to his service-connected right knee disability.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disability, neuropathy of the left leg, and a left knee disability. The reasons are provided in the decision summary.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals regarding the ratings for right knee degenerative arthritis, left knee degenerative arthritis, and chronic low back strain prior to October 26, 2015. The appeal is dismissed.

The Board has remanded the case to obtain a new VA examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's left knee disability, as well as to consider whether secondary service connection is warranted.

The Veteran's right and left knee disabilities have been rated as 10% disabling based on limitation of motion. The VA examinations did not provide sufficient information to grant higher ratings.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for a right knee disorder, finding that there was no credible evidence of an in-service injury or symptomatology related to his current right knee conditions.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the Veteran's withdrawal of the appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to assess the current severity and manifestations of his service-connected right knee disability.

The Board found that the Veteran's left knee condition was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and is not proximately due to or the result of a service-connected disability, nor may its incurrence or aggravation be presumed. Therefore, service connection for the left knee condition was denied.