Knee Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected right knee disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development of his claims, including obtaining updated medical records and scheduling an examination.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records related to the Veteran's knee disabilities, scheduling a new VA examination, and readjudicating the claims.

The Board denied service connection for right knee, left knee, right hip, left hip, and low back disabilities due to a lack of evidence showing their onset in active service or within one year thereafter, and the absence of a causal relationship between these conditions and service or service-connected right foot callus.

The Board has determined that the reduction of the Veteran's disability rating for bilateral hearing loss from 10 percent to noncompensable was proper due to clear and unmistakable error in an earlier decision. The Veteran is entitled to a compensable evaluation prior to July 18, 2006, but not after that date.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining updated VA medical records and conducting new examinations to assess the current severity of the Veteran's right knee, left knee, and low back disabilities. The claims will be reviewed after these actions.

The Veteran's claim for TDIU is being remanded due to incomplete information regarding his employment status and the need for further development, including obtaining SSA records and a VA opinion on the impact of service-connected disabilities on employability.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a left knee disability is being remanded due to the need for additional development and an examination.

The Board has determined that the VA examinations are inadequate and that a new examination is necessary to decide the claims. Additionally, it was noted that the Veteran's scheduled hearing date was not held due to cancellation without good cause.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Board has remanded these issues due to inadequate examination and opinion regarding secondary service connection for the low back disability, as well as insufficient testing in the VA knee examination. The Veteran's claims will be reconsidered after additional development.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development of his service connection claims, including obtaining relevant records and conducting further examinations.

The Board has determined that there is no current diagnosis for the claimed low back, bilateral flat feet, left shoulder, and right shoulder disabilities. The Veteran's claim for service connection for a left knee disability secondary to his right knee disability was also denied as there is no evidence of a diagnosed condition.

The Board found that the Veteran's current left lower extremity conditions, including her knee injuries and arthritis, are not related to service. The evidence does not show a nexus between any current condition and in-service injury.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination reports and failure to obtain all relevant medical records. The Veteran's right knee degenerative changes need to be re-evaluated by a VA examiner who must include range of motion measurements for painful joints on both active and passive motion, and in weight bearing and non-weight bearing.

The Veteran's right and left knee patellofemoral syndrome have been rated at 10 percent since the effective date of service connection. The Veteran's PTSD has also been rated at 30 percent.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a right knee disorder has been dismissed as he withdrew his appeal prior to the Board issuing a decision.

The Veteran's claim for TDIU on an extra-schedular basis has been denied as the evidence does not support a finding that he is unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's right knee degenerative joint disease with ACL tear and meniscal tear is found to be etiologically related to his period of active duty service, thus granting service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for osteoarthritis of the left knee, meniscal tear and tendonitis of the right knee, kidney condition, and PTSD have all been denied. The Board finds that there is no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.