Knee Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation from October 24, 2013. The Board has granted a TDIU for this period.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed psychiatric, knee, hearing loss, and rhabdomyolysis disabilities.

The Veteran's current left arm paresthesia is the result of an in-service injury. The Board finds service connection for left arm paresthesias is warranted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted, with the exception of her claim for allergic rhinitis and recurrent sinusitis. The Board finds that a VA examination is warranted to determine if these conditions are related to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and secondary service connection, finding no new and material evidence to reopen her previously denied claims.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining post-service medical records and scheduling VA examinations to evaluate the severity of his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left knee degenerative arthritis had its onset in service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to determine the current severity of her service-connected bilateral knee disabilities and to ensure all necessary evidence has been obtained.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining a new VA examination and medical opinions.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and VA treatment records. The case will be readjudicated after the development.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for the Veteran's left knee disability since May 2, 2007. The claim was also denied for a separate compensable rating for left knee instability.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations and updated treatment records. The claims will be reconsidered after these steps are completed.

The Veteran's lower back, hip, and knee disabilities are being remanded for additional medical opinions to determine their etiology. The right ankle disability is also being remanded for a new examination to assess its current severity.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling the Veteran for appropriate VA examinations to assess his service-connected knee conditions. The appeal will be remanded to the Agency of Original Jurisdiction (AOJ).

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and found that the Veteran's current hearing loss disability is related to his period of active service, including in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's knee disabilities are being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated treatment records and scheduling VA examinations to assess the severity of his right and left knee conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have prevented her from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment consistent with her educational and vocational experience, and the Board finds that she is unemployable due to her service-connected conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current left knee, right knee, and right ankle disabilities are not related to service. The preponderance of evidence does not support a finding that these conditions were incurred or aggravated during active duty.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current right knee disability is service connected as it is related to a condition manifest in service, specifically a meniscal tear. The evidence does not clearly and unmistakably show that this condition pre-existed service or was aggravated by service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining a supplemental VA medical opinion on the etiology of the Veteran's left knee disability and updating the claims folder with recent treatment records. The TDIU claim is also inextricably intertwined with the service connection claim.